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Saratoga Springs vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saratoga Springs is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Saratoga Springs
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Saratoga Springs
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Saratoga Springs
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Saratoga Springs
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Saratoga Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% more in Saratoga Springs
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Saratoga Springs

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

Saratoga Springs vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saratoga Springs instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$20.00	+545.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$8.00	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.13	+169.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.74	+421.3%
Average			+291.1%

Bangkok vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.40	+136.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$9.53	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$4.25	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$3.72	+62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$10.75	+678.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$1.73	+8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.64	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$1.76	+71.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$3.27	+283.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.45	+101.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.36	+110.0%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$3.22	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$34,000.00	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$18.35	+57.9%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$66.00	+290.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$2,509.67	+271.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$1,574.33	+389.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$147.84	+115.2%
Average			+266.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$1,400.00	+129.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$30,000.00	+124.8%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$5.00	+79.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$4.11	+61.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$13.00	+195.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$60.00	+17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$15.00	+86.1%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Saratoga Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$47.50	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$34.00	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$86.00	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$114.33	+25.0%
Average			-5.6%

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