Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Saint Cloud vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saint Cloud is 37.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Saint Cloud
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Saint Cloud
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Saint Cloud
Housing: pay 73.0% more in Saint Cloud
Childcare: pay 3.7% more in Saint Cloud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% more in Saint Cloud
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Saint Cloud

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

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Saint Cloud vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Cloud instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$15.00	+404.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$8.50	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$2.83	+335.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$2.21	+528.1%
Average			+209.1%

Bangkok vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$1.46	-1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$4.89	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$3.34	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$3.74	+45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.00	+83.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$1.67	-5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.49	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.25	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$1.60	+83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$0.95	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.33	+92.3%
Average			+4.9%

Bangkok vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$3.34	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	$60.00	+71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,000.00	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$9.96	-5.5%
Average			-4.4%

Bangkok vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$44.00	+146.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$930.00	+37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$847.67	+144.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$91.76	+11.9%
Average			+73.0%

Bangkok vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$1,725.00	+203.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$5,850.00	-64.5%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$6.00	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$4.50	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$11.00	+138.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$25.00	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$12.00	+58.4%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Saint Cloud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$57.50	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$50.00	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$73.33	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$80.00	-27.2%
Average			-15.1%

Bangkok vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of clothing

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