Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Sapporo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 24.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 68.8% more in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 88.0% more in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% more in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Sapporo

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

Sapporo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB101.34	$7.52 ¥1,200	+142.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB202.69	$5.01 ¥800	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.88	$0.92 ¥147	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.90	$0.79 ¥125	+135.6%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.07	$1.26 ¥202	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB277.99	$4.18 ¥667	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB236.29	$5.65 ¥903	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB74.66	$1.82 ¥291	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.11	$3.18 ¥508	+130.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB51.99	$1.52 ¥242	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.69	$1.34 ¥213	+63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.45	$1.82 ¥290	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.88	$1.73 ¥276	+103.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.55	$1.24 ¥199	+72.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$0.98 ¥157	+51.1%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB153.38	$4.43 ¥707	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,216.12	$50.12 ¥8,002	+34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$33,796.28 ¥5M	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB380.04	$18.38 ¥2,934	+58.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 88.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB552.59	$41.77 ¥6,668	+147.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,064.81	$501.18 ¥80,016	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,523.73	$294.03 ¥46,942	-8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,245.09	$233.15 ¥37,223	+239.4%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,917.92	$265.96 ¥42,462	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB436K	$10,691.86 ¥2M	-19.9%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.21	$3.34 ¥533	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.04	$3.64 ¥581	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB143.65	$2.94 ¥469	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,668.10	$52.12 ¥8,322	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB263.49	$12.70 ¥2,027	+57.5%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,922.09	$40.09 ¥6,401	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,243.14	$26.70 ¥4,262	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,407.08	$50.12 ¥8,002	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,989.64	$122.51 ¥19,559	+33.9%
Average			-19.9%

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