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Punta del Este vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 74.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 56.2% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 97.8% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 31.5% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 37.2% more in Punta del Este

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$15.04 UYU596.22	+385.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$11.28 UYU447.16	+81.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$2.31 UYU91.50	+191.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$1.77 UYU70.27	+431.8%
Average			+272.6%

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$2.46 UYU97.72	+71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$7.00 UYU277.63	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$4.80 UYU190.37	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$4.00 UYU158.50	+75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$5.07 UYU200.88	+267.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.43 UYU56.81	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$1.18 UYU46.66	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.68 UYU26.88	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.65 UYU65.36	+93.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$1.01 UYU39.95	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.94 UYU37.43	+45.5%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 56.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$7.23 UYU286.64	+54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	+34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+155.4%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 97.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+140.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	+174.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	+8.1%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 31.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-41.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$3.76 UYU149.05	+34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$4.26 UYU168.93	+67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$5.01 UYU198.74	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$10.03 UYU397.48	+24.4%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 37.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+38.2%
Average			+37.2%

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