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Nis vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nis is 11.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Nis
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in Nis
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Nis
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Nis
Childcare: pay 61.1% less in Nis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Nis
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Nis

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

Nis vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$7.48 RSD748	+141.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$9.97 RSD997	+60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.94 RSD194	+144.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.32 RSD132	+295.7%
Average			+160.5%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Nis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$0.76 RSD76	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$4.20 RSD420	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$4.90 RSD490	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.41 RSD241	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$3.07 RSD307	+122.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.54 RSD54	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.82 RSD82	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.69 RSD69	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.81 RSD81	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.45 RSD45	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.45 RSD45	-30.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Nis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$6.82 RSD682	+45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$26.32 RSD2,632	-29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$30,950.56 RSD3,095,179	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$5.88 RSD588	-49.4%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Nis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$23.76 RSD2,376	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$406.46 RSD40,647	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$284.53 RSD28,454	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$117.74 RSD11,775	+71.4%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Nis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$238.63 RSD23,864	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$5,133.93 RSD513,414	-61.5%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$2.49 RSD249	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$1.97 RSD197	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$4.29 RSD429	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$29.83 RSD2,983	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$4.98 RSD498	-38.2%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Nis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$92.07 RSD9,207	+56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$42.99 RSD4,299	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$96.97 RSD9,697	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$103.05 RSD10,306	+12.7%
Average			+18.8%

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