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Bangkok vs. Helsingborg Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 21.2% more expensive than Helsingborg.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Helsingborg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.5% less for restaurants

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.87 SEK149.98	$3.10 THB99.13	-80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 SEK99.98	$6.20 THB198.27	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 SEK27.00	$0.79 THB25.31	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 SEK25.83	$0.33 THB10.66	-87.8%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 SEK23.00	$1.44 THB46.04	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 SEK48.99	$8.50 THB271.92	+64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 SEK52.23	$7.23 THB231.14	+30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 SEK45.09	$2.28 THB73.03	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.36 SEK50.61	$1.38 THB44.12	-74.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SEK12.24	$1.59 THB50.86	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK11.90	$0.82 THB26.11	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 SEK13.79	$1.02 THB32.72	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 SEK16.10	$0.85 THB27.27	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.26	$0.72 THB23.03	+8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.20	$0.65 THB20.76	-1.0%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 SEK69.84	$4.69 THB150.03	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.54 SEK628.90	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.41 SEK277.95	$11.63 THB371.75	-60.5%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.18 SEK341.94	$16.91 THB540.54	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.17 SEK7,798.72	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.91 SEK6,198.98	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.29 SEK862.82	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-24.8%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.19 SEK1,287.12	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+347.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56
Average			+347.4%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 SEK69.99	$2.79 THB89.22	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 SEK43.99	$2.54 THB81.22	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 SEK69.99	$4.40 THB140.52	-40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 SEK367.94	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.16 SEK199.97	$8.06 THB257.75	-61.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Helsingborg	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.31 SEK787.37	$58.81 THB1,880.18	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.64 SEK412.43	$38.03 THB1,216.03	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.96 SEK812.37	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.73 SEK1,074.82	$91.47 THB2,924.44	-19.6%
Average			-10.1%

Helsingborg vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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