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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Corpus Christi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 35.0% cheaper than Corpus Christi.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Corpus Christi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Corpus Christi, you would:

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.50	$2.97 THB99.72	-85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25	$6.98 THB234.34	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.65 THB21.84	-74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.35 THB11.83	-82.3%
Average			-74.7%

Corpus Christi vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25	$1.48 THB49.61	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41	$8.63 THB289.61	+95.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82	$7.27 THB244.07	+90.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50	$2.56 THB86.09	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.00	$1.63 THB54.77	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.77 THB59.39	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.81 THB27.07	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$1.24 THB41.72	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$0.87 THB29.35	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14	$0.78 THB26.23	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05	$0.69 THB23.22	-34.4%
Average			-17.3%

Corpus Christi vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$5.32 THB178.50	+48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,930.54	$31,193.83 THB1M	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.67	$10.55 THB354.00	-32.7%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.88	$17.88 THB600.00	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.00	$675.80 THB22,683.32	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$975.00	$346.10 THB11,617.04	-64.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.38	$82.03 THB2,753.26	-52.4%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,506.17	$568.31 THB19,075.51	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,190.62	$16,500.59 THB554K	-22.1%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.38	$2.67 THB89.75	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.58	$2.79 THB93.79	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.62	$4.60 THB154.56	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$58.43 THB1,961.10	+192.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$7.58 THB254.28	-45.9%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Corpus Christi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20	$70.75 THB2,374.76	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.56	$42.94 THB1,441.24	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.40	$97.05 THB3,257.43	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.09	$109.92 THB3,689.53	+5.6%
Average			+12.2%

Corpus Christi vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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