Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Australia

Wagga Wagga vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 62.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 70.3% more in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Wagga Wagga

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Wagga Wagga are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wagga Wagga.

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Wagga Wagga vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$13.58 A$19.76	+357.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$10.44 A$15.20	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$3.09 A$4.50	+375.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$2.55 A$3.72	+624.4%
Average			+225.0%

Bangkok vs. Wagga Wagga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$3.25 A$4.73	+120.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$6.48 A$9.43	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$5.82 A$8.47	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$5.26 A$7.65	+104.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$4.47 A$6.51	+174.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$1.80 A$2.61	+1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$1.43 A$2.08	+77.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.59 A$2.31	+27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$2.36 A$3.43	+169.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.41 A$2.05	+80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.26 A$1.84	+82.4%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$5.07 A$7.38	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$16.79 A$24.44	+59.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 70.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$55.39 A$80.62	+209.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$905.11 A$1,317.29	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$696.24 A$1,013.30	+101.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$139.13 A$202.49	+69.6%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	+281.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	+22.9%
Average			+116.5%

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pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$8.35 A$12.16	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$4.03 A$5.86	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$44.55 A$64.84	+867.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$27.85 A$40.53	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$15.67 A$22.80	+106.8%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$76.36 A$111.14	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$56.12 A$81.68	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$116.35 A$169.34	+19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$131.92 A$192.00	+20.0%
Average			+19.4%

Bangkok vs. Wagga Wagga - Cost of clothing

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