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Valdivia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Valdivia is 6.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Valdivia
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Valdivia
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Valdivia
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Valdivia
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Valdivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Valdivia
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Valdivia

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

Valdivia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB96.32	$6.51 CLF0.1400	+109.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB192.63	$6.93 CLF0.1500	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.59	$2.05 CLF0.0400	+158.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.35	$1.31 CLF0.0300	+293.7%
Average			+143.5%

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB44.73	$1.36 CLF0.0300	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB264.19	$4.59 CLF0.1000	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB224.57	$4.48 CLF0.1000	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB70.96	$3.08 CLF0.0700	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB42.87	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+117.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB49.41	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.37	$0.87 CLF0.0200	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB31.79	$0.83 CLF0.0200	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.49	$0.85 CLF0.0200	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.38	$1.09 CLF0.0200	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.17	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+9.8%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB145.77	$5.23 CLF0.1100	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,155.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$15,217.69 CLF334.1000	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB361.19	??
Average			-23.8%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB525.18	$31.50 CLF0.6900	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB20,970.20	$590.54 CLF12.9700	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,001.66	$380.57 CLF8.3600	+18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,133.72	$70.92 CLF1.5600	+3.2%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB18,929.81	$251.97 CLF5.5300	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB415K	$3,149.57 CLF69.1500	-76.4%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB86.68	$3.67 CLF0.0800	+31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB78.92	$2.15 CLF0.0500	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB136.53	$5.25 CLF0.1200	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,585.35	$41.99 CLF0.9200	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB250.42	$4.72 CLF0.1000	-41.4%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,826.74	$52.49 CLF1.1500	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,181.47	$18.19 CLF0.4000	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,238.05	$50.74 CLF1.1100	-51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,841.32	$78.74 CLF1.7300	-13.9%
Average			-32.0%

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