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Nova Friburgo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 35.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 43.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.91 R$21.28	+26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$6.06 R$32.94	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.84 R$4.56	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.51 R$2.79	+53.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.57 R$8.53	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.35 R$23.65	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.34 R$18.16	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.90 R$10.34	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.45 R$7.91	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.68 R$3.68	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.53 R$2.87	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.42 R$2.30	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.54 R$2.94	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.36 R$1.95	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.35 R$1.92	-45.8%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 43.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.13 R$22.45	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$5.07 R$27.57	-56.4%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$16.63 R$90.46	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$149.07 R$810.85	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$93.17 R$506.78	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$29.06 R$158.06	-57.7%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$134.78 R$733.15	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-81.6%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$0.93 R$5.07	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.61 R$8.78	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$1.49 R$8.11	-66.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$20.50 R$111.49	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.78 R$31.42	-28.3%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$59.01 R$320.96	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$65.22 R$354.75	+71.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$60.56 R$329.41	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$40.99 R$222.98	-55.2%
Average			-6.3%

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