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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 46.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+221.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+159.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.63 CRC816.25	+390.3%
Average			+207.7%

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+172.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.08 CRC538.54	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.49 CRC246.83	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.72 CRC359.03	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.81 CRC403.91	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.94 CRC471.22	+31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.85 CRC426.35	+31.5%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+26.5%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+248.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+115.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+0.3%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	-5.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+22.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-45.9%
Average			-24.2%

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