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Miao-li vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Miao-li is 3.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Miao-li
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Miao-li
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Miao-li
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Miao-li
Childcare: pay 56.2% more in Miao-li
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Miao-li
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Miao-li

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Miao-li are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Miao-li.

Miao-li vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miao-li instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.11 NT$97.41	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.59 NT$143.55	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.15 NT$35.89	+44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.66 NT$20.51	+96.6%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.36 NT$42.66	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.34 NT$135.86	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$11.04 NT$345.45	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.16 NT$67.67	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.50 NT$109.45	+153.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.43 NT$44.80	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.45 NT$13.95	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.17 NT$36.74	+14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.30 NT$40.70	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.04 NT$32.56	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.82 NT$25.58	+25.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$3.81 NT$119.11	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$9.50 NT$297.36	-18.3%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$18.64 NT$583.16	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$327.71 NT$10,253.65	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$163.85 NT$5,126.82	-49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	-29.6%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 56.2% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	-8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$29,493.69 NT$922,828.09	+121.0%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.54 NT$48.19	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.35 NT$73.48	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$6.23 NT$194.82	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$9.83 NT$307.61	+22.0%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Miao-li
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$31.12 NT$973.58	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$16.39 NT$512.68	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$65.53 NT$2,050.22	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	+7.5%
Average			-33.4%

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