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Okinawa vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 28.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 96.0% more in Okinawa
Groceries: pay 71.3% more in Okinawa
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Okinawa
Housing: pay 38.0% more in Okinawa
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Okinawa
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Okinawa

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

Okinawa vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$8.02 ¥1,246	+158.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$5.78 ¥898	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.34 ¥209	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.87 ¥136	+162.5%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 71.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$2.22 ¥345	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$7.94 ¥1,233	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.98 ¥1,085	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.99 ¥309	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$4.83 ¥750	+250.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$2.24 ¥348	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$1.15 ¥179	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.34 ¥209	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$2.54 ¥394	+197.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.57 ¥245	+118.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$1.13 ¥176	+74.3%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.43 ¥689	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$33.41 ¥5,191	-10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$34.75 ¥5,399	+198.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 38.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$30.74 ¥4,776	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$429.01 ¥66,651	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$384.24 ¥59,695	+19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$128.60 ¥19,980	+87.2%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$334.12 ¥51,909	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	??
Average			-45.2%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.34 ¥519	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$3.47 ¥538	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.68 ¥727	+6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$50.79 ¥7,890	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$12.03 ¥1,869	+49.2%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Okinawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$46.43 ¥7,214	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$29.70 ¥4,615	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$69.50 ¥10,797	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$88.54 ¥13,756	-3.2%
Average			-19.8%

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