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North Charleston vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

North Charleston is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in North Charleston
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in North Charleston
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in North Charleston
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in North Charleston
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in North Charleston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in North Charleston
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in North Charleston

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

North Charleston vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Charleston instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$21.50	+593.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$12.00	+93.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$3.00	+278.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$2.50	+650.0%
Average			+403.9%

Bangkok vs. North Charleston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.67	+154.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$7.93	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$3.94	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$4.73	+107.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$6.25	+352.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$4.04	+153.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.83	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$2.12	+107.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$2.47	+189.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.95	+170.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.15	+77.1%
Average			+114.6%

Bangkok vs. North Charleston - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.99	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$50.00	+34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$35,699.74	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$15.53	+33.5%
Average			+6.9%

Bangkok vs. North Charleston - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$83.60	+394.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$2,026.67	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$1,500.00	+365.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$170.33	+148.0%
Average			+277.1%

Bangkok vs. North Charleston - Cost of housing

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$1,366.67	+124.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$14,400.00	+7.9%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$6.00	+115.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$5.92	+132.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$8.00	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$17.49	-65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$14.00	+73.7%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	North Charleston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$55.00	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$36.00	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$95.80	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$123.50	+35.0%
Average			+3.8%

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