Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Montt vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Montt is 12.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 98.0% more in Puerto Montt
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% more in Puerto Montt
- Transportation
-
pay 9.6% more in Puerto Montt
- Housing
-
pay 28.2% more in Puerto Montt
- Childcare
-
pay 75.9% less in Puerto Montt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.6% more in Puerto Montt
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Puerto Montt are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Puerto Montt.
Puerto Montt vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
THB98.65
|
$8.40
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
$7.35
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB25.19
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB10.61
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.50
THB270.59
|
$5.77
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
THB230.01
|
$4.37
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
$3.26
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB43.91
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
THB50.61
|
$0.48
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB25.98
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB32.56
|
$1.24
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
THB27.13
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
THB22.92
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB20.65
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of groceries
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB149.30
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.63
THB369.93
|
?? | |
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of transportation
pay 28.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
$31.50
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
$48.17
CLF1.1300
|
|
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of housing
pay 75.9% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
$146.98
CLF3.4500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
?? | |
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of childcare
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
THB88.78
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
THB80.83
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
$4.72
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
THB256.48
|
?? | |
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
?? |
Bangkok vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of clothing
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