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Somerset West vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Somerset West is 4.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in Somerset West
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Somerset West
Transportation: pay 18.9% less in Somerset West
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Somerset West
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Somerset West
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Somerset West
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Somerset West

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

Somerset West vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somerset West instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$8.64 ZAR145.85	+178.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$5.04 ZAR85.08	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.86 ZAR14.59	+9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.91 ZAR15.31	+172.3%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$0.95 ZAR16.12	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$3.89 ZAR65.63	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.54 ZAR59.81	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.20 ZAR37.19	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.26 ZAR38.08	+63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.79 ZAR13.29	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.76 ZAR12.84	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.74 ZAR12.56	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.73 ZAR12.35	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.60 ZAR10.10	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.62 ZAR10.52	-4.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 18.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.75 ZAR80.24	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$20,166.39 ZAR340,317.09	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$10.20 ZAR172.10	-12.3%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$43.17 ZAR728.49	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$639.56 ZAR10,792.91	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$403.33 ZAR6,806.34	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$57.35 ZAR967.76	-16.5%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$229.03 ZAR3,865.03	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$3,457.10 ZAR58,340.07	-74.1%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.59 ZAR43.76	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.07 ZAR35.00	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$3.17 ZAR53.48	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$39.61 ZAR668.48	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.91 ZAR116.68	-14.2%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Somerset West
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$32.65 ZAR550.99	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$28.09 ZAR474.01	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$67.22 ZAR1,134.39	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$65.30 ZAR1,101.98	-28.6%
Average			-33.7%

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