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Varazdin vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Varazdin is 47.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Varazdin
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Varazdin
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Varazdin
Housing: pay 49.3% more in Varazdin
Childcare: pay 19.5% less in Varazdin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Varazdin
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Varazdin

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

Varazdin vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.68 HRK75.58	+276.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$10.51 HRK68.02	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.60 HRK16.82	+228.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$2.26 HRK14.64	+578.9%
Average			+288.4%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.57 HRK10.17	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.34 HRK15.12	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.42 HRK28.61	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.36 HRK21.77	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.81 HRK24.68	+176.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.64 HRK4.11	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.66 HRK4.29	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.64 HRK4.11	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.17 HRK7.54	+36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.53 HRK3.42	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.53 HRK3.43	-18.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$6.62 HRK42.86	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$24.53 HRK158.71	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$38,460.23 HRK248,866.13	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$17.99 HRK116.39	+54.7%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 49.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$33.58 HRK217.29	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$591.78 HRK3,829.26	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$447.73 HRK2,897.14	+39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$117.90 HRK762.92	+71.7%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 19.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$181.04 HRK1,171.45	-70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$17,519.84 HRK113,366.36	+31.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$4.09 HRK26.45	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.28 HRK14.74	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$5.84 HRK37.79	+32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$45.55 HRK294.75	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$6.42 HRK41.57	-20.3%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Varazdin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$75.92 HRK491.25	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$35.04 HRK226.73	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$64.24 HRK415.68	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$75.92 HRK491.25	-17.0%
Average			-8.5%

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