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Sincelejo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sincelejo is 20.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Sincelejo
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Sincelejo
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Sincelejo
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Sincelejo
Childcare: pay 79.2% less in Sincelejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% less in Sincelejo
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Sincelejo

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

Sincelejo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$5.12 COP19,451.67	+65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$7.94 COP30,150.09	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.83 COP3,160.90	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.63 COP2,377.43	+87.7%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.77 COP2,917.75	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$1.66 COP6,321.79	-80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.90 COP14,804.58	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.03 COP7,725.82	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.63 COP6,176.20	+17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.70 COP2,646.94	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.63 COP2,401.93	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.58 COP2,205.79	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.42 COP1,588.17	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-46.3%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$3.60 COP13,661.38	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$61.44 COP233,420.06	+65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$15,999.95 COP60,786,474.83	-57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$18.43 COP70,026.02	+58.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$22.74 COP86,397.84	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$179.20 COP680,808.52	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$96.00 COP364,718.85	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$74.39 COP282,621.35	+8.3%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$166.40 COP632,179.34	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$1,919.99 COP7,294,376.98	-85.6%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.31 COP4,960.18	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.79 COP6,808.09	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$1.84 COP7,002.60	-58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$15.10 COP57,382.43	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.48 COP17,020.21	-44.4%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sincelejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$65.28 COP248,008.82	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$42.24 COP160,476.29	+11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$83.20 COP316,089.67	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$66.56 COP252,871.74	-27.2%
Average			-6.3%

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