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Praia Grande vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Praia Grande is 21.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Praia Grande
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Praia Grande
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Praia Grande
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Praia Grande
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Praia Grande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Praia Grande
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Praia Grande

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Praia Grande.

Praia Grande vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia Grande instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$4.47 R$23.50	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$6.71 R$35.25	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.21 R$6.36	+53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.54 R$2.81	+60.7%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$1.45 R$7.62	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$5.30 R$27.85	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$3.78 R$19.88	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$1.68 R$8.81	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$1.23 R$6.44	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$0.70 R$3.66	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.51 R$2.66	-37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$0.52 R$2.73	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$0.55 R$2.89	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.61 R$3.21	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.62 R$3.28	-4.0%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.13 R$21.72	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$44.72 R$234.97	+20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$21,801.51 R$115K	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$6.56 R$34.47	-43.6%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$18.54 R$97.41	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$397.52 R$2,088.61	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$223.61 R$1,174.84	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$40.38 R$212.18	-41.2%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$111.80 R$587.42	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$7,826.18 R$41,119.50	-41.4%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$1.68 R$8.81	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$1.30 R$6.85	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$2.05 R$10.77	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$31.06 R$163.17	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$7.45 R$39.16	-7.5%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Praia Grande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$56.92 R$299.04	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$35.22 R$185.04	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$55.90 R$293.71	-46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$74.54 R$391.61	-18.5%
Average			-18.9%

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