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Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Subic Bay Freeport Zone is 14.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Childcare: pay 2.5% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone

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

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subic Bay Freeport Zone instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$4.30 ₱254.24	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$3.44 ₱203.39	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.82 ₱48.31	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.46 ₱27.12	+37.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.54 ₱91.33	+7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.59 ₱271.42	-46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$6.87 ₱406.26	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$1.97 ₱116.34	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.26 ₱133.77	+64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$2.74 ₱162.10	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.81 ₱47.69	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.63 ₱37.24	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.52 ₱30.51	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.75 ₱44.31	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.63 ₱37.24	-3.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.16 ₱245.89	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	-52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$2.75 ₱162.71	-76.3%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	-73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+33.5%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 2.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+2.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.42 ₱83.90	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.41 ₱142.37	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.41 ₱142.20	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.88 ₱406.78	-14.6%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	+22.3%
Average			-9.9%

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