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Yokohama vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yokohama is 28.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% more in Yokohama
Groceries: pay 68.5% more in Yokohama
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Yokohama
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Yokohama
Childcare: pay 8.8% less in Yokohama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Yokohama
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Yokohama

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

Yokohama vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$6.68 ¥1,071	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$5.35 ¥857	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.14 ¥182	+43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.75 ¥120	+125.5%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$1.75 ¥281	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$4.86 ¥779	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$5.51 ¥884	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.21 ¥354	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$2.76 ¥442	+99.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$2.63 ¥421	+65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$1.36 ¥219	+67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.76 ¥282	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$2.64 ¥423	+209.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$1.44 ¥232	+100.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$1.87 ¥299	+187.9%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.43 ¥710	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$53.46 ¥8,566	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$24.99 ¥4,004	+114.9%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$32.74 ¥5,246	+93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$795.21 ¥127K	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$466.43 ¥74,734	+44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$105.54 ¥16,910	+53.6%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$271.75 ¥43,541	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+37.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$2.00 ¥321	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$3.01 ¥482	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$4.01 ¥642	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$53.73 ¥8,608	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$13.20 ¥2,115	+63.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Yokohama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$40.09 ¥6,424	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$28.40 ¥4,550	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$57.87 ¥9,272	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$106.92 ¥17,131	+16.9%
Average			-21.2%

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