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Quatre Bornes vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 8.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% more in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Quatre Bornes

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Quatre Bornes are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Quatre Bornes.

Quatre Bornes vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 1.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.82 MUR176.11	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$5.46 MUR251.58	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.76 MUR35.22	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.33 MUR15.10	-1.7%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.54 MUR24.66	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$1.53 MUR70.44	-82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.96 MUR228.56	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.07 MUR95.27	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.78 MUR82.16	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.79 MUR36.52	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.79 MUR36.52	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.66 MUR30.58	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.21 MUR55.69	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.45 MUR20.54	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.46 MUR21.30	-28.8%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$5.38 MUR247.92	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+163.0%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-51.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-64.0%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.18 MUR100.63	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.51 MUR115.73	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$6.12 MUR281.77	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$6.01 MUR276.74	-25.5%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-15.2%
Average			+10.4%

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