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Simi Valley vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Simi Valley is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Simi Valley
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Simi Valley
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Simi Valley
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Simi Valley
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Simi Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Simi Valley
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Simi Valley

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

Simi Valley vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Simi Valley instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$23.50	+657.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$11.50	+85.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$2.00	+152.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$1.90	+470.0%
Average			+341.5%

Bangkok vs. Simi Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$2.42	+67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$6.22	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$4.49	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$4.50	+96.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$4.99	+261.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.96	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.74	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.66	+62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$2.48	+190.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$1.19	+65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$1.36	+110.1%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.76	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$28,500.00	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$19.41	+67.0%
Average			+15.0%

Bangkok vs. Simi Valley - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$74.25	+339.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$2,111.67	+212.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$2,020.00	+527.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$153.80	+123.9%
Average			+300.8%

Bangkok vs. Simi Valley - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$1,200.00	+96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$40,160.00	+200.9%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$5.25	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$5.55	+118.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$11.75	+167.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$12.00	+48.9%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Simi Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$69.00	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$40.75	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$77.00	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$156.00	+70.6%
Average			+17.2%

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