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Bangkok vs. Kalmar Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.7% more expensive than Kalmar.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 29.9% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 41.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Kalmar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.7% less for restaurants

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.96 SEK150.81	$3.10 THB99.13	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 SEK100.54	$6.20 THB198.27	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 SEK27.15	$0.79 THB25.31	-72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SEK25.97	$0.33 THB10.66	-87.9%
Average			-70.7%

Kalmar vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 SEK23.12	$1.44 THB46.04	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 SEK49.27	$8.50 THB271.92	+63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 SEK52.52	$7.23 THB231.14	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80 SEK45.34	$2.28 THB73.03	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 SEK50.89	$1.38 THB44.12	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.40	$1.59 THB50.86	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 SEK11.97	$0.82 THB26.11	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 SEK13.86	$1.02 THB32.72	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 SEK16.19	$0.85 THB27.27	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SEK6.29	$0.72 THB23.03	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 SEK10.35	$0.65 THB20.76	-40.7%
Average			-17.4%

Kalmar vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.43 SEK70.23	$4.69 THB150.03	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.15 SEK653.52	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,914.36 SEK301,622.62	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.79 SEK234.26	$11.63 THB371.75	-53.1%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 41.2% less for housing

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.46 SEK316.20	$16.91 THB540.54	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$957.43 SEK9,048.68	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$815.59 SEK7,708.13	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.80 SEK867.63	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-25.2%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.95 SEK1,294.30	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+345.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56
Average			+345.0%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.84 SEK93.00	$2.79 THB89.22	-71.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SEK44.24	$2.54 THB81.22	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SEK70.38	$4.40 THB140.52	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.16 SEK209.46	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+130.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.36 SEK135.73	$8.06 THB257.75	-43.9%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Kalmar	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.19 SEK502.70	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.88 SEK414.73	$38.03 THB1,216.03	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.10 SEK804.33	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.38 SEK1,005.41	$91.47 THB2,924.44	-14.0%
Average			+1.4%

Kalmar vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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