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Bangkok vs. Ceske Budejovice Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 14.4% cheaper than Ceske Budejovice.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 40.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Ceske Budejovice Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ceske Budejovice, you would:

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pay 70.8% less for restaurants

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.60 CZK198.41	$3.10 THB97.49	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.32 CZK337.29	$6.20 THB194.99	-62.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 CZK43.65	$0.79 THB24.89	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.62 CZK74.90	$0.33 THB10.48	-90.8%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CZK40.85	$1.44 THB45.28	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 CZK148.97	$8.50 THB267.43	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 CZK112.01	$7.23 THB227.32	+33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 CZK74.72	$2.28 THB71.83	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 CZK97.77	$1.38 THB43.39	-70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 CZK14.10	$1.59 THB50.01	+133.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 CZK16.93	$0.82 THB25.68	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.66	$1.02 THB32.18	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 CZK30.22	$0.85 THB26.82	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CZK15.66	$0.72 THB22.65	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 CZK11.02	$0.65 THB20.41	+21.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 CZK140.40	$4.69 THB147.55	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 CZK416.66	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,597.39 CZK694,427.74	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.90 CZK225.19	$11.63 THB365.60	+6.7%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 40.1% less for housing

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.20 CZK396.82	$16.91 THB531.61	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$875.93 CZK18,104.72	$675.06 THB21,226.75	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.95 CZK13,392.53	$321.97 THB10,124.02	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$278.74 CZK5,761.29	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-75.4%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$535.96 CZK11,077.78	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+13.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,799.16 CZK223,208.92	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	+23.6%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$2.79 THB87.74	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 CZK66.47	$2.54 THB79.88	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.80 CZK161.21	$4.40 THB138.20	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.60 CZK1,190.45	$51.03 THB1,604.74	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.60 CZK198.41	$8.06 THB253.49	-16.0%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Ceske Budejovice	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.20 CZK1,140.85	$58.81 THB1,849.09	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.00 CZK868.03	$38.03 THB1,195.92	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.99 CZK2,108.08	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.18 CZK2,938.67	$91.47 THB2,876.08	-35.7%
Average			-9.1%

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