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Oskemen vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Oskemen is 22.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% more in Oskemen
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Oskemen
Transportation: pay 55.8% less in Oskemen
Housing: pay 36.4% less in Oskemen
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Oskemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Oskemen
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Oskemen

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

Oskemen vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$10.99 KZT5,723.80	+254.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$3.30 KZT1,717.14	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.82 KZT429.28	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.47 KZT244.85	+41.1%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$0.43 KZT225.77	-69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.21 KZT2,194.12	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$4.42 KZT2,299.10	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$1.47 KZT763.17	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.19 KZT1,139.48	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.43 KZT223.57	-73.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.76 KZT396.65	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.00 KZT519.25	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.94 KZT490.41	+10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.35 KZT180.30	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.19 KZT99.52	-70.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 55.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$1.67 KZT870.47	-64.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$26,564.71 KZT13,832,515.42	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$2.97 KZT1,545.43	-74.5%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$18.93 KZT9,857.65	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$283.97 KZT147,864.82	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$187.79 KZT97,781.57	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$28.98 KZT15,091.61	-57.8%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$54.96 KZT28,619.00	-91.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$2,345.02 KZT1,221,077.22	-82.4%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.28 KZT667.78	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.81 KZT1,462.75	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$1.83 KZT953.97	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$21.98 KZT11,447.60	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$4.12 KZT2,146.42	-48.9%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Oskemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$94.66 KZT49,288.27	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$67.18 KZT34,978.77	+76.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$82.44 KZT42,928.50	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$100.76 KZT52,468.16	+10.2%
Average			+31.7%

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