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Thailand

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United States

New Smyrna Beach vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

New Smyrna Beach is 78.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in New Smyrna Beach
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in New Smyrna Beach
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in New Smyrna Beach
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in New Smyrna Beach
Childcare: pay 10.6% less in New Smyrna Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in New Smyrna Beach
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in New Smyrna Beach

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

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New Smyrna Beach vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Smyrna Beach instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB100.79	$20.00	+573.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB236.86	$11.50	+64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB22.07	$3.07	+371.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.96	$2.22	+529.4%
Average			+294.2%

Bangkok vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB50.14	$3.23	+118.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB292.73	$5.95	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB246.70	$3.88	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB87.02	$4.41	+72.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB55.36	$4.45	+172.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB60.03	$2.67	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.36	$0.68	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB42.17	$1.85	+48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.67	$2.10	+140.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.52	$1.13	+44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.47	$1.30	+87.9%
Average			+41.8%

Bangkok vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB180.43	$3.71	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,186.84	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,000.00	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB357.82	$10.70	+1.4%
Average			-20.1%

Bangkok vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB606.47	$68.80	+284.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,928.12	$1,650.00	+144.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,742.42	$1,533.33	+343.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,782.97	$143.38	+74.8%
Average			+201.5%

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pay 10.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,281.38	$625.00	+10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB560K	$12,000.00	-27.3%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB90.71	$7.00	+161.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB94.80	$6.00	+114.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB156.23	$8.20	+78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,982.27	$25.00	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB257.02	$13.50	+78.2%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	New Smyrna Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,400.39	$53.33	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,456.80	$48.05	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,292.58	$86.25	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,729.35	$113.75	+3.5%
Average			-6.1%

Bangkok vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of clothing

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