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Walla Walla vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Walla Walla is 97.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Walla Walla
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Walla Walla
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in Walla Walla
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Walla Walla
Childcare: pay 87.6% more in Walla Walla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% more in Walla Walla
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Walla Walla

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

Walla Walla vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$20.00	+545.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$10.00	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.42	+205.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.88	+462.5%
Average			+318.6%

Bangkok vs. Walla Walla - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$3.07	+113.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$8.19	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.85	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$4.07	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$7.74	+461.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$2.01	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.80	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.00	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.45	+69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.96	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$1.01	+55.6%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.14	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$20.00	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$30,000.00	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$11.94	+2.7%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$61.67	+264.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$1,350.00	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$1,200.00	+272.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$140.20	+104.1%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 87.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$1,345.00	+120.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$20,622.00	+54.5%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$4.50	+61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$4.92	+93.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$8.50	+93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$43.33	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$11.00	+36.5%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Walla Walla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$50.00	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$35.00	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$85.00	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$83.33	-8.9%
Average			-12.6%

Bangkok vs. Walla Walla - Cost of clothing

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