Cost of living comparison

France

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Brest Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 16.2% cheaper than Brest.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 27.9% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 0.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 91.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Brest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.2% less for restaurants

	Brest	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$2.97 THB98.83	-81.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$6.98 THB232.24	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$0.65 THB21.64	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$0.35 THB11.72	-83.2%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Brest	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.40	$1.48 THB49.16	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.33 €8.31	$8.63 THB287.02	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.27 €3.80	$7.27 THB241.89	+70.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.56 €3.17	$2.56 THB85.32	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 €4.07	$1.63 THB54.28	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.21	$1.77 THB58.85	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.81 THB26.83	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.07	$1.24 THB41.35	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$0.87 THB29.09	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.78 THB26.00	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.69 THB23.01	-27.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

	Brest	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.94	$5.32 THB176.90	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.31 €35.88	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	$31,193.83 THB1M	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.36 €28.80	$10.55 THB350.83	-67.4%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 0.4% less for housing

	Brest	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.77 €27.39	$17.88 THB594.63	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.21 €456.78	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.17 €345.49	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.71 €95.87	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-23.8%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 91.3% more for childcare

	Brest	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+153.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,439.22 €10,181.32	$16,500.59 THB549K	+44.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brest	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.66 €5.93	$2.67 THB88.94	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.94 €2.62	$2.79 THB92.95	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$4.60 THB153.18	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.55 €31.64	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.72 €12.21	$7.58 THB252.00	-44.8%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Brest	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.05 €61.46	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.23 €26.91	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.38 €69.76	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.92 €63.12	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+55.0%
Average			+29.3%

Brest vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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