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Bangkok vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 32.7% cheaper than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$3.10 THB97.49	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$6.20 THB194.99	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.79 THB24.89	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$0.33 THB10.48	-69.9%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$1.44 THB45.28	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$8.50 THB267.43	+108.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$7.23 THB227.32	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$2.28 THB71.83	-36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$1.38 THB43.39	-62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.59 THB50.01	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.82 THB25.68	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.02 THB32.18	-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$0.85 THB26.82	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.72 THB22.65	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.65 THB20.41	-5.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$4.69 THB147.55	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,169.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$11.63 THB365.60	-30.3%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$16.91 THB531.61	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$675.06 THB21,226.75	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$321.97 THB10,124.02	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-73.2%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$609.37 THB19,161.40	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	-40.7%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$2.79 THB87.74	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$2.54 THB79.88	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$4.40 THB138.20	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$51.03 THB1,604.74	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$8.06 THB253.49	-22.1%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$58.81 THB1,849.09	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$38.03 THB1,195.92	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$91.47 THB2,876.08	-5.5%
Average			+11.3%

Bishops Stortford vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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