Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Chile

Valdivia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Valdivia is 13.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Valdivia
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Valdivia
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Valdivia
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Valdivia
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Valdivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Valdivia
Clothing: pay 42.9% less in Valdivia

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

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Valdivia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$6.34 CLF0.1600	+113.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$6.75 CLF0.1700	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$2.00 CLF0.0500	+206.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.28 CLF0.0300	+262.9%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.33 CLF0.0300	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.47 CLF0.1100	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.38 CLF0.1100	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.00 CLF0.0800	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.92 CLF0.0700	+79.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.97 CLF0.0200	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.83 CLF0.0200	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+0.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.56 CLF0.1400	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$14,831.98 CLF373.9400	-52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	??
Average			-27.3%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$30.70 CLF0.7700	+71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$575.58 CLF14.5100	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$370.93 CLF9.3500	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$69.12 CLF1.7400	-15.7%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$245.58 CLF6.1900	-56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$3,069.74 CLF77.3900	-81.4%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$3.58 CLF0.0900	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$2.10 CLF0.0500	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$5.12 CLF0.1300	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$40.93 CLF1.0300	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$4.60 CLF0.1200	-39.2%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Valdivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$51.16 CLF1.2900	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$17.73 CLF0.4500	-58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$49.46 CLF1.2500	-49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$76.74 CLF1.9300	-30.2%
Average			-42.9%

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