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Samara vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Samara is 54.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Samara
Groceries: pay 61.3% more in Samara
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Samara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Samara
Childcare: pay 38.8% less in Samara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Samara
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Samara

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

Samara vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Samara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+219.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$6.93 CRC3,386.95	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.06 CRC1,004.21	+159.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.34 CRC653.20	+301.2%
Average			+173.0%

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pay 61.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Samara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.97 CRC1,936.83	+187.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.94 CRC946.86	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.65 CRC319.23	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.95 CRC951.04	+90.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.58 CRC772.54	+85.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.55 CRC755.52	+114.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$1.43 CRC699.02	+120.4%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Samara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$5.39 CRC2,631.93	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+38.6%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Samara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$58.88 CRC28,758.87	+248.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$1,492.18 CRC728,890.26	+121.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$836.06 CRC408,390.40	+159.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	+0.3%
Average			+132.3%

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Samara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$472.17 CRC230,642.19	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,000.30 CRC2,930,982.55	-55.0%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Samara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.77 CRC1,354.78	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$69.34 CRC33,869.55	+35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+22.9%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Samara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$51.32 CRC25,068.65	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	+17.0%
Average			+17.1%

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