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Ponta Delgada vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ponta Delgada is 42.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Ponta Delgada
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Ponta Delgada
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Ponta Delgada
Housing: pay 74.8% more in Ponta Delgada
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Ponta Delgada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Ponta Delgada
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Ponta Delgada

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

Ponta Delgada vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$12.85 €11.03	+314.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$10.45 €8.98	+68.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.89 €1.62	+138.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.40 €1.20	+320.5%
Average			+210.5%

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.71 €1.47	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$8.60 €7.39	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.83 €3.29	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.14 €2.70	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$5.36 €4.61	+288.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.14 €0.98	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.81 €0.70	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.01 €0.86	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.46 €1.26	+71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.75 €0.64	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.79 €0.68	+21.3%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$7.18 €6.17	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$58.40 €50.15	+57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$17.45 €14.99	+50.1%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 74.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$31.54 €27.08	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$953.86 €819.18	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$661.86 €568.41	+105.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$113.88 €97.80	+65.8%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$292.00 €250.77	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$7,007.94 €6,018.49	-47.5%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.21 €2.76	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.78 €1.52	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.67 €4.01	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$34.46 €29.59	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$9.81 €8.43	+21.7%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ponta Delgada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$49.64 €42.63	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$35.04 €30.09	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$70.08 €60.18	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$140.16 €120.37	+53.2%
Average			-0.8%

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