Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Harrisonburg Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 40.4% cheaper than Harrisonburg.

Restaurants
pay 73.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 19.7% less in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 15.0% more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 57.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 38.3% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 0.5% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Harrisonburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Harrisonburg, you would:

pay 73.7% less for restaurants

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.50
 
$2.97
THB99.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
 
$6.98
THB234.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.69
 
$0.65
THB21.81

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$3.19
 
$1.48
THB49.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
 
$8.63
THB289.21
Milk (1 gallon) $3.49
 
$7.27
THB243.73

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.61
 
$5.32
THB178.25
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
 
$34.98
THB1,172.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,227.00
 
$31,193.83
THB1M

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pay 57.7% less for housing

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.14
 
$17.88
THB599.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,274.00
 
$675.80
THB22,651.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,218.00
 
$346.10
THB11,600.91

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pay 38.3% less for childcare

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $800.00
 
$568.31
THB19,049.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,776.00
 
$16,500.59
THB553K

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.67
THB89.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
 
$2.79
THB93.66
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.61
 
$4.60
THB154.35

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

 
Harrisonburg
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.00
 
$70.75
THB2,371.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.91
 
$42.94
THB1,439.24
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.00
 
$97.05
THB3,252.90

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