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Bangkok vs. Bellinzona Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 59.3% cheaper than Bellinzona.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 49.7% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 71.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 42.4% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Bellinzona Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% less for restaurants

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.30 CHF25.12	$3.10 THB99.13	-90.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.78 CHF15.07	$6.20 THB198.27	-67.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.90 CHF3.94	$0.79 THB25.31	-83.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.07 CHF3.27	$0.33 THB10.66	-91.8%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$4.15 CHF3.33	$1.44 THB46.04	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.02 CHF12.06	$8.50 THB271.92	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.59 CHF6.90	$7.23 THB231.14	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.09 CHF6.49	$2.28 THB73.03	-71.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$17.12 CHF13.74	$1.38 THB44.12	-91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CHF1.41	$1.59 THB50.86	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 CHF0.91	$0.82 THB26.11	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 CHF1.04	$1.02 THB32.72	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.33 CHF2.67	$0.85 THB27.27	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$0.72 THB23.03	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 CHF0.92	$0.65 THB20.76	-43.3%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 49.7% less for transportation

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.38 CHF6.72	$4.69 THB150.03	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.67 CHF90.45	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,061.59 CHF32,963.30	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$53.58 CHF43.01	$11.63 THB371.75	-78.3%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 71.6% less for housing

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.34 CHF49.24	$16.91 THB540.54	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,877.82 CHF1,507.47	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,752.63 CHF1,406.97	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.23 CHF174.39	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-68.4%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,877.82 CHF1,507.47	$609.37 THB19,483.59	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,469.87 CHF28,474.40	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	-62.4%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.51 CHF6.03	$2.79 THB89.22	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 CHF3.65	$2.54 THB81.22	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.08 CHF8.89	$4.40 THB140.52	-60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.01 CHF97.15	$51.03 THB1,631.73	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.41 CHF19.60	$8.06 THB257.75	-67.0%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

	Bellinzona	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.53 CHF116.83	$58.81 THB1,880.18	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.16 CHF41.87	$38.03 THB1,216.03	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.23 CHF120.60	$104.24 THB3,332.78	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$190.91 CHF153.26	$91.47 THB2,924.44	-52.1%
Average			-42.4%

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