Cost of living comparison

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Mindelo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mindelo is 49.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Mindelo
Groceries
pay 3.5% more in Mindelo
Transportation
pay 17.7% more in Mindelo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2% less in Mindelo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Mindelo are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mindelo.

Mindelo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mindelo instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB98.65
$11.72
CVE1,109.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB197.30
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB25.19
$1.07
CVE100.87

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.81
$1.17
CVE110.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB270.59
$8.26
CVE781.75
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB230.01
$5.85
CVE553.67

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB149.30
$6.74
CVE637.67
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,183.78
$31.96
CVE3,026.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB537.90
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,477.90
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,243.81
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,388.11
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB424,634.53
??

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.78
$3.52
CVE332.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.83
$1.17
CVE110.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB139.83
$5.33
CVE504.36

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Mindelo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,870.97
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,210.07
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,316.45
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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