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Ribeirao Preto vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ribeirao Preto is 18.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% more in Ribeirao Preto
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Ribeirao Preto
Transportation: pay 6.9% less in Ribeirao Preto
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Ribeirao Preto
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Ribeirao Preto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% less in Ribeirao Preto
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Ribeirao Preto

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ribeirao Preto.

Ribeirao Preto vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ribeirao Preto instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 60.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.99 R$37.87	+125.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$6.71 R$36.35	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.92 R$4.99	+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.63 R$3.43	+90.1%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.61 R$8.70	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.52 R$24.49	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.33 R$18.07	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.17 R$11.74	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$1.73 R$9.38	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.16 R$6.31	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.54 R$2.93	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.65 R$3.54	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.82 R$4.45	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.54 R$2.93	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.45 R$2.45	-30.3%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 6.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.11 R$22.28	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$49.38 R$267.61	+32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$19,565.46 R$106,033.06	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$11.55 R$62.61	-0.6%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$16.39 R$88.85	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$253.42 R$1,373.38	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$204.97 R$1,110.82	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$60.72 R$329.04	-11.6%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$223.61 R$1,211.81	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$5,590.13 R$30,295.16	-58.1%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.12 R$6.06	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$1.64 R$8.87	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.33 R$12.62	-47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$20.09 R$108.86	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.52 R$35.34	-19.1%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ribeirao Preto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$40.25 R$218.13	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$36.03 R$195.24	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$72.67 R$393.84	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$51.24 R$277.71	-44.0%
Average			-27.8%

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