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Bangkok vs. Baton Rouge Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 26.1% cheaper than Baton Rouge.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 59.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 17.4% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Baton Rouge Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Baton Rouge, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$3.10 THB98.65	-79.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50	$6.20 THB197.30	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.79 THB25.19	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$0.33 THB10.61	-73.3%
Average			-61.9%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71	$1.44 THB45.81	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72	$8.50 THB270.59	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15	$7.23 THB230.01	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07	$2.28 THB72.68	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.12	$1.38 THB43.91	-73.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44	$1.59 THB50.61	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.82 THB25.98	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.02 THB32.56	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77	$0.85 THB27.13	-51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.72 THB22.92	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.65 THB20.65	-43.9%
Average			-29.5%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.85	$4.69 THB149.30	+64.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.00	$37.21 THB1,183.78	-33.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,784.06	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.94	$11.63 THB369.93	-16.6%
Average			+3.3%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.5% less for housing

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.51	$16.91 THB537.90	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,326.00	$675.06 THB21,477.90	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,383.33	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.62	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-35.0%
Average			-59.5%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 17.4% less for childcare

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,925.00	$609.37 THB19,388.11	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,000.00	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+33.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$2.79 THB88.78	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.08	$2.54 THB80.83	-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$4.40 THB139.83	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.33	$51.03 THB1,623.73	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$8.06 THB256.48	-32.8%
Average			-39.5%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Baton Rouge	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.99	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.50	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.75	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.33	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+16.8%
Average			+22.1%

Baton Rouge vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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