Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 4.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Yokosuka

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

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Yokosuka vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$6.33 ¥992	+113.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$5.06 ¥794	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.28 ¥200	+96.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.85 ¥133	+140.6%
Average			+46.6%

Bangkok vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.52 ¥238	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$5.18 ¥813	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$5.37 ¥843	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.04 ¥320	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.87 ¥450	+75.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$2.58 ¥405	+46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.26 ¥197	+55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.43 ¥225	+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.90 ¥298	+117.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.17 ¥183	+49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.18 ¥186	+71.1%
Average			+22.5%

Bangkok vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$4.11 ¥645	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$62.63 ¥9,825	+79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$25.94 ¥4,069	+145.9%
Average			+3.3%

Bangkok vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$31.63 ¥4,962	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$537.76 ¥84,355	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$316.33 ¥49,621	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$101.00 ¥15,844	+23.1%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$577.35 ¥90,566	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$14,711.34 ¥2M	-10.8%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$2.53 ¥397	-5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$2.85 ¥447	+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$3.80 ¥595	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$44.29 ¥6,947	-24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$11.39 ¥1,786	+50.3%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$50.30 ¥7,890	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$35.85 ¥5,624	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$60.73 ¥9,527	-37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$98.06 ¥15,382	-10.8%
Average			-24.1%

Bangkok vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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