Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Queen Creek vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Queen Creek is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Queen Creek
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Queen Creek
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Queen Creek
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Queen Creek
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Queen Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Queen Creek
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Queen Creek

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Queen Creek are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Queen Creek. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Queen Creek.

Queen Creek vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Queen Creek instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB101.34	$19.00	+512.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB202.69	$5.00	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.88	$2.83	+257.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.90	$2.25	+575.0%
Average			+331.3%

Bangkok vs. Queen Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.07	$2.39	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB277.99	$5.82	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB236.29	$2.84	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB74.66	$3.51	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.11	$5.32	+285.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB51.99	$2.08	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.69	$0.73	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.45	$1.41	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.88	$1.16	+36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.55	$1.12	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$0.96	+47.9%
Average			+46.4%

Bangkok vs. Queen Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB153.38	$3.40	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,216.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$33,529.50	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB380.04	$13.69	+17.7%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB552.59	$73.33	+333.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,064.81	$2,750.00	+307.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,523.73	$2,150.00	+567.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,245.09	$197.85	+188.0%
Average			+349.2%

Bangkok vs. Queen Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,917.92	$600.00	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB436K	$15,605.00	+16.9%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.21	$5.75	+106.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.04	$5.38	+111.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB143.65	$9.22	+109.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,668.10	$25.00	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB263.49	$12.00	+48.9%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Queen Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,922.09	$47.22	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,243.14	$20.00	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,407.08	$87.50	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,989.64	$111.67	+22.1%
Average			-15.3%

Bangkok vs. Queen Creek - Cost of clothing

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