Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Malta

San Gwann vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

San Gwann is 59.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in San Gwann
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in San Gwann
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in San Gwann
Housing: pay 90.9% more in San Gwann
Childcare: pay 41.6% less in San Gwann
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in San Gwann
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in San Gwann

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

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San Gwann vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Gwann instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$21.27 €18.90	+616.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$13.44 €11.94	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$2.10 €1.87	+222.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$1.09 €0.97	+209.8%
Average			+285.3%

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$1.43 €1.27	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$5.18 €4.60	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$5.09 €4.52	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$4.21 €3.74	+64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$5.45 €4.84	+233.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$1.72 €1.53	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$1.24 €1.11	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$1.76 €1.57	+42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$1.69 €1.50	+93.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.86 €0.76	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$1.02 €0.90	+46.8%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$5.68 €5.05	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	$14.56 €12.93	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,993.39 €24,867.54	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	$18.25 €16.21	+73.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 90.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$35.55 €31.58	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$1,186.92 €1,054.38	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$979.77 €870.36	+183.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$87.05 €77.33	+6.1%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$277.72 €246.71	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$11,197.36 €9,947.01	-32.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$4.48 €3.98	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$2.84 €2.53	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$6.27 €5.57	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$56.92 €50.56	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$10.08 €8.95	+33.0%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	San Gwann
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$55.43 €49.24	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$61.59 €54.71	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$81.18 €72.12	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$128.77 €114.39	+17.1%
Average			+5.6%

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