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New Plymouth vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 74.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 61.0% more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 72.9% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in New Plymouth

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in New Plymouth are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+300.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+174.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+476.9%
Average			+247.8%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+144.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+146.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+236.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+0.6%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+73.7%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 61.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	+100.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$75.96 NZ$131.48	+10.6%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 72.9% more for childcare

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+72.9%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+359.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+30.6%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-30.6%
Average			-18.2%

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