Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

El Salvador

Santa Ana vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 2.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Santa Ana
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Santa Ana
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Santa Ana
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Santa Ana
Childcare: pay 62.6% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Santa Ana
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Santa Ana

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

Santa Ana vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB101.34	$2.50 SVC21.83	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB202.69	$4.99 SVC43.56	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.88	$0.70 SVC6.11	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.90	$0.60 SVC5.24	+80.0%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.07	$1.95 SVC17.02	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB277.99	$3.77 SVC32.88	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB236.29	$6.84 SVC59.71	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB74.66	$3.01 SVC26.28	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.11	$2.99 SVC26.07	+116.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB51.99	$1.77 SVC15.47	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.69	$0.76 SVC6.61	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.45	$1.17 SVC10.17	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.88	$1.22 SVC10.61	+42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.55	$0.97 SVC8.45	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$0.98 SVC8.52	+50.2%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB153.38	$3.67 SVC32.06	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,216.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$23,000.00 SVC201K	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB380.04	$29.50 SVC257.54	+153.7%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB552.59	$39.00 SVC340.48	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,064.81	$300.00 SVC2,619.05	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,523.73	$150.00 SVC1,309.53	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,245.09	$30.59 SVC267.04	-55.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 62.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,917.92	$162.67 SVC1,420.11	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB436K	$6,420.00 SVC56,047.68	-51.9%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.21	$2.00 SVC17.46	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.04	$1.99 SVC17.37	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB143.65	$4.00 SVC34.92	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,668.10	$35.00 SVC305.56	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB263.49	$5.00 SVC43.65	-38.0%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Santa Ana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,922.09	$62.60 SVC546.51	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,243.14	$45.83 SVC400.13	+20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,407.08	$131.80 SVC1,150.64	+26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,989.64	$109.17 SVC953.04	+19.4%
Average			+18.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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