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Volta Redonda vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Volta Redonda is 11.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Volta Redonda
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Volta Redonda
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Volta Redonda
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Volta Redonda
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Volta Redonda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Volta Redonda
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Volta Redonda

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

Volta Redonda vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Volta Redonda instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.52 R$35.34	+110.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$5.59 R$30.30	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.60 R$8.68	+102.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.02 R$5.55	+207.5%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.49 R$8.08	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.15 R$22.47	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.35 R$18.16	-53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.24 R$12.12	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$1.82 R$9.85	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.08 R$5.84	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.85 R$4.61	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.78 R$4.23	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.88 R$4.78	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.72 R$3.89	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.61 R$3.28	-6.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.04 R$21.90	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$24,223.72 R$131,278.01	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$12.53 R$67.89	+7.7%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$17.89 R$96.94	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$251.56 R$1,363.28	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$186.34 R$1,009.84	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$32.97 R$178.68	-52.0%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$186.34 R$1,009.84	-69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$6,834.87 R$37,040.88	-48.8%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.33 R$12.62	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$1.96 R$10.60	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.80 R$15.15	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$18.63 R$100.98	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$4.66 R$25.25	-42.2%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Volta Redonda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$42.86 R$232.26	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$37.27 R$201.97	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$46.58 R$252.46	-55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$74.51 R$403.82	-18.5%
Average			-25.7%

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