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St. George's vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 23.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 71.3% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$7.40 EC$20.00	+138.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$8.33 EC$22.50	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$1.85 EC$5.00	+133.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$1.57 EC$4.25	+371.8%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.69 EC$4.57	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$5.00 EC$13.52	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$14.71 EC$39.75	+103.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$4.07 EC$11.00	+78.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.60 EC$7.04	+88.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.20 EC$3.25	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.84 EC$2.27	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.79 EC$2.13	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.34 EC$3.63	+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.71 EC$1.91	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.71 EC$1.91	+8.7%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$5.12 EC$13.85	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$37.00 EC$100.00	-0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	??
Average			-8.1%

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$46.87 EC$126.67	+177.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$289.85 EC$783.33	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$159.51 EC$431.09	+132.2%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$55.50 EC$150.00	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-82.5%
Average			-86.7%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$2.04 EC$5.50	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$4.44 EC$12.00	+74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$1.85 EC$5.00	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$37.00 EC$100.00	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$11.10 EC$30.00	+37.7%

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$25.90 EC$70.00	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$44.40 EC$120.00	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$42.55 EC$115.00	-59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$75.85 EC$205.00	-17.1%
Average			-28.9%

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