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Yakutsk vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yakutsk is 18.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Yakutsk
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Yakutsk
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Yakutsk
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Yakutsk
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Yakutsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Yakutsk
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Yakutsk

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

Yakutsk vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$8.93 RUB729.17	+188.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$8.93 RUB729.17	+44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.77 RUB144.62	+123.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.75 RUB61.57	+126.3%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$0.73 RUB59.31	-49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$5.80 RUB473.48	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$6.56 RUB535.33	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.23 RUB182.00	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$3.19 RUB260.19	+131.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$1.69 RUB137.81	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$1.37 RUB112.12	+68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.94 RUB158.16	+89.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$1.86 RUB152.08	+118.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.61 RUB49.46	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.79 RUB64.28	+21.3%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$2.81 RUB229.47	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$35.74 RUB2,916.68	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$38,119.86 RUB3M	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$10.35 RUB845.03	-10.9%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$13.90 RUB1,134.26	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$595.62 RUB48,611.28	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$456.64 RUB37,268.65	+41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$134.86 RUB11,006.18	+96.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$244.21 RUB19,930.62	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$2,382.49 RUB194K	-82.1%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$2.98 RUB243.06	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$2.23 RUB182.29	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$2.98 RUB243.06	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$89.34 RUB7,291.69	+75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$5.36 RUB437.50	-33.5%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Yakutsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+67.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$154.86 RUB12,638.93	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$99.27 RUB8,101.88	+8.5%
Average			+33.0%

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