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Witbank vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Witbank is 10.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Witbank
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Witbank
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Witbank
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Witbank
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Witbank
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Witbank
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Witbank

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

Witbank vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Witbank
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+269.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.93 ZAR83.46	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.06 ZAR17.97	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+150.7%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Witbank
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.96 ZAR16.33	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.31 ZAR73.01	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.73 ZAR80.12	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.06 ZAR34.94	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.91 ZAR32.35	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.68 ZAR11.44	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.66 ZAR11.14	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.44 ZAR7.48	-31.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Witbank
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$120.41 ZAR2,038.07	+223.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$10.78 ZAR182.46	-7.3%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Witbank
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+146.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$252.28 ZAR4,270.25	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$87.69 ZAR1,484.31	+27.7%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Witbank
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$218.16 ZAR3,692.57	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$1,433.44 ZAR24,262.79	-89.3%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Witbank
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.24 ZAR37.94	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.78 ZAR47.07	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$34.09 ZAR576.97	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-28.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Witbank
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-9.4%
Average			-5.1%

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