Cost of living comparison

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Mount Vernon vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mount Vernon is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Mount Vernon
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in Mount Vernon
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Mount Vernon
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Mount Vernon
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Mount Vernon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.9% more in Mount Vernon
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Mount Vernon

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

Mount Vernon vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Vernon instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$19.00	+512.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$11.00	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.17	+173.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.75	+423.5%
Average			+296.8%

Bangkok vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$3.83	+165.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.51	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.40	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$4.65	+103.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.99	+116.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$2.33	+46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.90	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$2.00	+95.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$2.26	+164.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.31	+81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.89	+37.1%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.09	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$30.00	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$25,050.60	-32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$16.02	+37.8%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$78.04	+361.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$1,675.00	+148.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$1,600.00	+396.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$175.73	+155.8%
Average			+265.6%

Bangkok vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$2,086.81	+242.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$31,687.50	+137.4%
Average			+189.9%

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pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$8.00	+186.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$5.38	+111.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$6.00	+36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$70.72	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$15.00	+86.1%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mount Vernon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$42.67	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$44.50	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$57.00	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$79.00	-13.6%
Average			-17.3%

Bangkok vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of clothing

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