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Bangkok vs. Flic En Flac Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 64.1% more expensive than Flic En Flac.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Flic En Flac Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Flic En Flac, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.74 MUR402.53	$3.10 THB98.65	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 MUR327.06	$6.20 THB197.30	-12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 MUR45.29	$0.79 THB25.19	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MUR26.60	$0.33 THB10.61	-42.3%
Average			-34.8%

Flic En Flac vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR34.47	$1.44 THB45.81	+92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 MUR198.75	$8.50 THB270.59	+97.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MUR253.96	$7.23 THB230.01	+31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MUR95.27	$2.28 THB72.68	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MUR120.96	$1.38 THB43.91	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MUR41.99	$1.59 THB50.61	+74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 MUR41.08	$0.82 THB25.98	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MUR30.58	$1.02 THB32.56	+54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 MUR55.69	$0.85 THB27.13	-29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.72 THB22.92	+55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.65 THB20.65	+40.4%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 MUR247.92	$4.69 THB149.30	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,183.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	$11.63 THB369.93	-62.0%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	$16.91 THB537.90	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+78.8%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+457.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+409.2%
Average			+433.5%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.79 THB88.78	+27.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 MUR119.50	$2.54 THB80.83	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.57 MUR256.62	$4.40 THB139.83	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 MUR276.74	$8.06 THB256.48	+34.2%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Flic En Flac	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	$104.24 THB3,316.45	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+18.0%
Average			+27.9%

Flic En Flac vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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