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Bangkok vs. Chon Buri Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 22.9% more expensive than Chon Buri.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 10.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Bangkok are more expensive than in Chon Buri. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Chon Buri Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chon Buri, you would:

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 THB64.73	$2.97 THB99.58	+53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 THB248.95	$6.98 THB234.01	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 THB24.27	$0.65 THB21.81	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB12.06	$0.35 THB11.81	-2.1%
Average			+17.3%

Chon Buri vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 THB42.82	$1.48 THB49.54	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.19 THB207.61	$8.63 THB289.21	+39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 THB183.20	$7.27 THB243.73	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 THB63.63	$2.56 THB85.97	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.11 THB37.26	$1.63 THB54.69	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 THB53.50	$1.77 THB59.30	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 THB14.83	$0.81 THB27.03	+82.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 THB36.73	$1.24 THB41.66	+13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.41	$0.87 THB29.31	+20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.62	$0.78 THB26.20	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.16	$0.69 THB23.19	+43.5%
Average			+27.4%

Chon Buri vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 THB168.53	$5.32 THB178.25	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,172.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,475.14 THB2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 THB497.89	$10.55 THB353.50	-29.0%
Average			-21.0%

Chon Buri vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.25 THB779.21	$17.88 THB599.16	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.90 THB17,426.27	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.52 THB8,464.19	$346.10 THB11,600.91	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.11 THB2,115.38	$82.03 THB2,749.44	+30.0%
Average			+29.3%

Chon Buri vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 10.0% more for childcare

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.27 THB24,008.42	$568.31 THB19,049.03	-20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,823.49 THB363K	$16,500.59 THB553K	+52.5%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.75	$2.67 THB89.62	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 THB59.75	$2.79 THB93.66	+56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 THB149.37	$4.60 THB154.35	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.58 THB1,896.63	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 THB219.07	$7.58 THB253.93	+15.9%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Chon Buri	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$5.94 THB199.16	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+1090.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.65 THB1,194.94	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.30 THB2,389.89	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.48 THB1,792.42	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+105.6%
Average			+151.7%

Chon Buri vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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