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Paso Robles vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Paso Robles is 87.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Paso Robles
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Paso Robles
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Paso Robles
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Paso Robles
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Paso Robles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.9% more in Paso Robles
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Paso Robles

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

Paso Robles vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paso Robles instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$16.46	+430.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$9.22	+48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$2.48	+212.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$1.50	+350.0%
Average			+260.5%

Bangkok vs. Paso Robles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$2.20	+53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$4.67	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$5.83	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$3.91	+71.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.50	+81.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.35	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.30	-63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.00	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.00	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.50	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.50	-23.0%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.66	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$68.00	+82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$30,323.95	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$13.11	+12.8%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$66.60	+293.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$2,108.33	+212.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$1,300.00	+303.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$186.08	+170.9%
Average			+245.2%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$562.00	-7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$12,489.48	-6.4%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$7.75	+177.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$4.77	+87.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$12.00	+173.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$52.00	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$12.00	+48.9%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Paso Robles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$50.50	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$34.50	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$82.00	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$111.00	+21.4%
Average			-5.8%

Bangkok vs. Paso Robles - Cost of clothing

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