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Ramat Gan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.5 times more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 71.8% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 41.5% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 72.9% more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ramat Gan.

Ramat Gan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$23.87 ₪76.53	+669.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$17.75 ₪56.92	+186.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$3.34 ₪10.71	+322.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$2.44 ₪7.81	+630.9%
Average			+452.2%

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pay 71.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.77 ₪12.07	+161.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$10.89 ₪34.92	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$7.98 ₪25.60	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$4.21 ₪13.51	+84.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$5.37 ₪17.21	+288.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$2.38 ₪7.62	+49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$1.19 ₪3.82	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$1.10 ₪3.54	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$1.26 ₪4.04	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.03 ₪3.30	+42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.80 ₪2.55	+22.7%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 41.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$8.19 ₪26.25	+74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$75.33 ₪241.56	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$42,307.28 ₪135,670.98	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$8.76 ₪28.11	-24.6%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$31.21 ₪100.07	+84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$1,514.02 ₪4,855.16	+124.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$1,342.48 ₪4,305.07	+317.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$202.65 ₪649.86	+195.0%
Average			+180.2%

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pay 72.9% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$1,222.65 ₪3,920.80	+100.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$19,391.41 ₪62,184.37	+45.3%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$8.95 ₪28.70	+220.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$4.47 ₪14.35	+76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$11.93 ₪38.27	+171.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$63.25 ₪202.82	+23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$13.28 ₪42.57	+64.7%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$96.41 ₪309.17	+63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$65.63 ₪210.47	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$140.21 ₪449.64	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$182.73 ₪585.97	+99.8%
Average			+67.7%

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