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Rustenburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Rustenburg is 8.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Rustenburg
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Rustenburg
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Rustenburg
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Rustenburg
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Rustenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Rustenburg
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Rustenburg

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

Rustenburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
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	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.88 ZAR14.88	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.48 ZAR8.09	+43.3%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.89 ZAR15.12	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.93 ZAR49.62	-65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.20 ZAR71.03	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.99 ZAR33.64	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.96 ZAR33.24	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.63 ZAR10.68	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.61 ZAR10.27	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.37 ZAR6.27	-48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-43.9%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$45.87 ZAR776.41	+23.3%
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	$11.07 ZAR187.31	-4.8%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
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	$315.36 ZAR5,337.81	-53.3%
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	$54.81 ZAR927.69	-20.2%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$106.07 ZAR1,795.45	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-58.3%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.97 ZAR33.32	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$23.89 ZAR404.38	-53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-43.1%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Rustenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$91.74 ZAR1,552.82	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-9.4%
Average			-5.3%

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