Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Stroudsburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Stroudsburg is 57.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Stroudsburg
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Stroudsburg
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Stroudsburg
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Stroudsburg
Childcare: pay 27.3% more in Stroudsburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Stroudsburg
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Stroudsburg

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

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Stroudsburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$15.00	+404.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$12.00	+71.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$2.00	+207.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$1.50	+325.6%
Average			+223.9%

Bangkok vs. Stroudsburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$4.41	+198.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$6.98	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$3.00	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$5.00	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.50	+114.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$2.00	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.59	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.00	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$1.90	+117.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$0.70	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$0.70	+1.2%
Average			+16.7%

Bangkok vs. Stroudsburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$4.16	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,458.00	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$20.40	+93.4%
Average			+2.4%

Bangkok vs. Stroudsburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$50.00	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$1,029.67	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$1,043.00	+201.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$131.21	+60.0%
Average			+107.8%

Bangkok vs. Stroudsburg - Cost of housing

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pay 27.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$950.00	+67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$16,000.00	-3.0%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$2.50	-6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$4.00	+43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$10.00	+117.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$100.00	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$20.25	+167.3%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Stroudsburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$35.00	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$60.00	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$86.67	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$102.50	-6.8%
Average			-12.9%

Bangkok vs. Stroudsburg - Cost of clothing

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