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Port Elizabeth vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 7.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 25.4% less in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 58.6% more in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Port Elizabeth

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

Port Elizabeth vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$10.80 ZAR182.86	+248.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.13 ZAR19.18	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+176.6%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.23 ZAR37.82	+61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.74 ZAR12.61	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.72 ZAR12.25	+0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-20.3%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$34.86 ZAR590.03	-6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-45.1%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 58.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+170.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	+41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+32.5%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-63.1%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.62 ZAR44.37	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$10.08 ZAR170.67	+25.1%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$38.39 ZAR649.85	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	+0.8%
Average			+3.3%

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