Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Chile

Vina Del Mar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 12.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 96.8% more in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Vina Del Mar

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

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Vina Del Mar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 96.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$8.19 CLF0.2100	+175.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$7.67 CLF0.1900	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.40 CLF0.0400	+115.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+203.1%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.22 CLF0.0300	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.82 CLF0.1200	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.89 CLF0.1200	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.61 CLF0.0900	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.32 CLF0.0600	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.80 CLF0.0200	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.50 CLF0.0100	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-18.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.04 CLF0.1300	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$38.88 CLF0.9800	+11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$18,418.47 CLF464.3700	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$11.36 CLF0.2900	+7.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$17.65 CLF0.4500	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$462.17 CLF11.6500	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$328.29 CLF8.2800	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$83.85 CLF2.1100	+2.2%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$506.51 CLF12.7700	-10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$5,116.24 CLF128.9900	-69.0%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$3.58 CLF0.0900	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.53 CLF0.0900	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$4.91 CLF0.1200	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$43.49 CLF1.1000	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$6.14 CLF0.1500	-19.0%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$43.18 CLF1.0900	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$33.26 CLF0.8400	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$56.28 CLF1.4200	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$86.98 CLF2.1900	-20.9%
Average			-31.8%

Bangkok vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of clothing

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