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Paraguay

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 52.3% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 65.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Ciudad Del Este. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 PYG37,571	$2.97 THB99.58	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 PYG36,498	$6.98 THB234.01	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 PYG5,904	$0.65 THB21.81	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,578	$0.35 THB11.81	-38.3%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG9,238	$1.48 THB49.54	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.57 PYG28,626	$8.63 THB289.21	+88.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 PYG26,413	$7.27 THB243.73	+72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 PYG13,740	$2.56 THB85.97	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 PYG10,688	$1.63 THB54.69	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 PYG5,843	$1.77 THB59.30	+89.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,582	$0.81 THB27.03	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,678	$1.24 THB41.66	+190.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,490	$0.87 THB29.31	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,516	$0.78 THB26.20	+94.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,666	$0.69 THB23.19	+62.5%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 PYG28,729	$5.32 THB178.25	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,172.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG107M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG86,521	$10.55 THB353.50	-23.7%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 65.3% more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.85 PYG118K	$17.88 THB599.16	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$342.78 PYG2M	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.08 PYG2M	$346.10 THB11,600.91	+34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG239K	$82.03 THB2,749.44	+115.1%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+209.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,885.27 PYG12M	$16,500.59 THB553K	+775.2%
Average			+420.8%

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 PYG6,441	$2.67 THB89.62	+160.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 PYG14,313	$2.79 THB93.66	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.37 PYG8,588	$4.60 THB154.35	+235.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.42 PYG184K	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+98.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 PYG37,571	$7.58 THB253.93	+26.3%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG397K	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.55 PYG204K	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.88 PYG607K	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.84 PYG344K	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+100.4%
Average			+31.1%

Ciudad Del Este vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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