Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Slovakia

Zilina vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Zilina is 8.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Zilina
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Zilina
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Zilina
Housing: pay 22.2% more in Zilina
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Zilina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Zilina
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Zilina

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

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Zilina vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Zilina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$10.08 €9.04	+239.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$7.84 €7.03	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$1.72 €1.55	+165.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$1.43 €1.28	+305.1%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Zilina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$1.38 €1.24	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$6.29 €5.65	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$4.04 €3.62	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$3.76 €3.38	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.24 €2.90	+98.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$0.77 €0.69	-56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.94 €0.85	+17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.07 €0.96	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$2.03 €1.82	+132.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$0.61 €0.54	-22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$0.70 €0.63	+1.2%
Average			-1.2%

Bangkok vs. Zilina - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Zilina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$6.74 €6.05	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	$22.39 €20.09	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,078.64 €23,396.45	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$10.64 €9.54	+0.9%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 22.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Zilina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$20.21 €18.13	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$582.26 €522.38	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$488.95 €438.66	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$176.96 €158.76	+115.7%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Zilina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$407.02 €365.16	-28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$6,718.41 €6,027.42	-59.3%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Zilina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$2.24 €2.01	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$2.48 €2.23	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$6.27 €5.63	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$36.39 €32.65	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$9.52 €8.54	+25.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Zilina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$64.38 €57.76	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$27.99 €25.11	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$81.97 €73.54	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$93.17 €83.59	-15.2%
Average			-19.3%

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