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Pangasinan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Pangasinan is 5.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Pangasinan
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Pangasinan
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Pangasinan
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Pangasinan
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Pangasinan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Pangasinan
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Pangasinan

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

Pangasinan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$1.29 ₱78.04	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$2.97 ₱179.49	-52.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$0.43 ₱26.01	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.26 ₱15.61	-22.6%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$0.86 ₱52.03	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$3.89 ₱235.42	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$4.56 ₱275.72	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.38 ₱143.80	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$2.27 ₱137.16	+64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$2.00 ₱120.78	+25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.91 ₱55.32	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.17 ₱70.65	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$0.97 ₱59.00	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$1.48 ₱89.44	+105.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$1.72 ₱103.83	+164.3%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.12 ₱249.28	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$32,669.06 ₱2M	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$2.61 ₱158.16	-77.5%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$36.10 ₱2,184.78	+113.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$128.77 ₱7,792.82	+87.5%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$312.36 ₱18,902.81	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$7,450.84 ₱451K	-44.2%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$1.33 ₱80.64	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$0.95 ₱57.23	-62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$2.83 ₱171.17	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$7.74 ₱468.23	-4.0%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Pangasinan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$61.47 ₱3,719.61	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$40.12 ₱2,427.88	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$82.53 ₱4,994.50	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$111.76 ₱6,763.39	+22.2%
Average			+2.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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