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Bangkok vs. Jeffreys Bay Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 61.6% more expensive than Jeffreys Bay.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Jeffreys Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Jeffreys Bay, you would:

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.74 ZAR97.09	$3.10 THB98.65	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ZAR86.41	$6.20 THB197.30	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 ZAR12.14	$0.79 THB25.19	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 ZAR15.53	$0.33 THB10.61	-63.7%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR16.99	$1.44 THB45.81	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 ZAR52.18	$8.50 THB270.59	+175.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 ZAR69.83	$7.23 THB230.01	+75.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 ZAR46.12	$2.28 THB72.68	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.11	$1.38 THB43.91	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.38	$1.59 THB50.61	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.64	$0.82 THB25.98	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.11	$1.02 THB32.56	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.55	$0.85 THB27.13	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.20	$0.72 THB22.92
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ZAR8.72	$0.65 THB20.65	+26.0%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR84.16	$4.69 THB149.30	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,183.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.35 ZAR107.52	$11.63 THB369.93	+83.0%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.59 ZAR771.69	$16.91 THB537.90	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$675.06 THB21,477.90
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$334.60 ZAR5,663.46	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-24.2%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.21 ZAR2,237.88	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+360.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+172.2%
Average			+266.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 ZAR31.55	$2.79 THB88.78	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 ZAR30.74	$2.54 THB80.83	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ZAR51.94	$4.40 THB139.83	+43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.15 ZAR290.29	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+197.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.87 ZAR48.54	$8.06 THB256.48	+181.1%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Jeffreys Bay	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.68 ZAR1,145.64	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 ZAR646.93	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.77 ZAR1,553.41	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-0.3%
Average			-2.3%

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