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Mossel Bay vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 6.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Mossel Bay

The cost of restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mossel Bay are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mossel Bay. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mossel Bay.

Mossel Bay vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+344.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.32 ZAR140.78	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.30 ZAR22.01	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.93 ZAR15.78	+179.6%
Average			+155.5%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.04 ZAR17.59	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.24 ZAR37.87	+62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.88 ZAR14.97	+3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.86 ZAR14.53	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+12.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$5.05 ZAR85.42	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	??
Average			-19.2%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+137.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	-0.2%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-88.0%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.44 ZAR58.25	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+127.7%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$43.00 ZAR727.84	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	-30.6%
Average			-31.1%

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