Cost of living comparison

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White Rock vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

White Rock is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in White Rock
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in White Rock
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in White Rock
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in White Rock
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in White Rock
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in White Rock
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in White Rock

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

White Rock vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in White Rock instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	White Rock
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$16.14 CA$22.24	+420.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$8.97 CA$12.35	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.02 CA$2.78	+154.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.52 CA$2.10	+357.2%
Average			+244.3%

Bangkok vs. White Rock - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	White Rock
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.68 CA$3.69	+86.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$6.80 CA$9.36	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$6.49 CA$8.94	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.71 CA$5.12	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$6.62 CA$9.12	+379.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$2.28 CA$3.14	+43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.60 CA$0.83	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.87 CA$2.58	+83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$2.50 CA$3.44	+192.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$2.15 CA$2.96	+198.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$1.39 CA$1.92	+114.9%
Average			+100.4%

Bangkok vs. White Rock - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	White Rock
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.53 CA$6.24	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$107.58 CA$148.24	+189.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$26,350.08 CA$36,309.10	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$17.83 CA$24.56	+53.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	White Rock
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$63.65 CA$87.71	+276.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,793.06 CA$2,470.75	+165.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$1,506.17 CA$2,075.43	+367.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$121.52 CA$167.44	+76.9%
Average			+221.7%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Bangkok	White Rock
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$956.30 CA$1,317.73	+56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$8,965.30 CA$12,353.73	-32.8%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	White Rock
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$4.30 CA$5.93	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.94 CA$5.44	+55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$15.06 CA$20.75	+242.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$69.93 CA$96.36	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$11.48 CA$15.81	+42.4%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	White Rock
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$57.38 CA$79.06	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$41.24 CA$56.83	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$89.65 CA$123.54	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$89.65 CA$123.54	-2.0%
Average			-2.5%

Bangkok vs. White Rock - Cost of clothing

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