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Randburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Randburg is 2.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Randburg
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Randburg
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Randburg
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Randburg
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Randburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Randburg
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Randburg

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

Randburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Randburg instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Randburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+269.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.93 ZAR83.46	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.08 ZAR18.21	+35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.85 ZAR14.35	+154.4%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Randburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.06 ZAR17.88	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.02 ZAR68.05	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.68 ZAR79.22	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.46 ZAR41.69	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.30 ZAR38.99	+66.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.72 ZAR12.22	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.63 ZAR10.71	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.70 ZAR11.90	+8.3%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Randburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.97 ZAR84.14	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$11.24 ZAR190.22	-3.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Randburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+146.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$286.69 ZAR4,852.56	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$344.02 ZAR5,823.07	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	+41.4%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Randburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$218.16 ZAR3,692.57	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$3,804.34 ZAR64,393.45	-71.5%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Randburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.24 ZAR37.94	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.15 ZAR53.38	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$18.63 ZAR315.42	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$7.31 ZAR123.74	-9.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Randburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$50.25 ZAR850.56	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$32.96 ZAR557.95	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-9.4%
Average			-12.1%

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