Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Czech Republic

Plzen vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 28.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Plzen
Transportation: pay 5.2% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Plzen

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

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Plzen vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$11.46 CZK250.08	+285.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$9.17 CZK200.06	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.04 CZK44.49	+213.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.78 CZK38.76	+404.2%
Average			+166.2%

Bangkok vs. Plzen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.63 CZK35.47	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$6.88 CZK150.05	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$4.19 CZK91.46	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$3.94 CZK86.03	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$4.54 CZK99.02	+178.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$0.97 CZK21.17	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.83 CZK18.07	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.99 CZK21.50	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.58 CZK34.55	+81.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.56 CZK12.25	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.56 CZK12.25	-18.8%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$7.02 CZK153.08	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$27.51 CZK600.18	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,443.43 CZK664K	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$13.07 CZK285.09	+23.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$16.32 CZK355.99	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$722.84 CZK15,769.55	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$700.19 CZK15,275.28	+102.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$209.53 CZK4,571.05	+155.4%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$328.55 CZK7,167.59	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$10,821.07 CZK236K	-34.4%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$2.75 CZK60.02	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.07 CZK66.97	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$6.88 CZK150.05	+49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$60.02 CZK1,309.49	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$11.46 CZK250.08	+51.3%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$78.65 CZK1,715.91	+11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$43.18 CZK941.96	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$85.40 CZK1,863.07	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$110.43 CZK2,409.07	+0.5%
Average			-0.3%

Bangkok vs. Plzen - Cost of clothing

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