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Bangkok vs. Karlovy Vary Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 29.7% more expensive than Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Karlovy Vary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Karlovy Vary, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.16 CZK169.55	$3.10 THB97.67	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 CZK164.56	$6.20 THB195.33	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 CZK42.06	$0.79 THB24.94	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CZK32.41	$0.33 THB10.50	-78.6%
Average			-55.8%

Karlovy Vary vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CZK29.65	$1.44 THB45.36	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 CZK127.42	$8.50 THB267.90	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CZK88.58	$7.23 THB227.72	+69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 CZK59.10	$2.28 THB71.95	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 CZK67.86	$1.38 THB43.47	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK16.40	$1.59 THB50.10	+101.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 CZK17.13	$0.82 THB25.72	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.84	$1.02 THB32.24	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CZK32.93	$0.85 THB26.86	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.63	$0.72 THB22.69	+28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.54	$0.65 THB20.45	+27.9%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$4.69 THB147.81	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$37.21 THB1,172.00	+40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	+29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.30 CZK297.21	$11.63 THB366.25	-18.7%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 CZK407.72	$16.91 THB532.54	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	$675.06 THB21,264.25	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	$321.97 THB10,141.91	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	$68.69 THB2,163.64	-65.6%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	$609.37 THB19,195.25	+217.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	+363.5%
Average			+290.4%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 CZK44.88	$2.79 THB87.90	+29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK61.84	$2.54 THB80.02	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK159.58	$4.40 THB138.44	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	$51.03 THB1,607.58	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 CZK149.60	$8.06 THB253.93	+12.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Karlovy Vary	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	$58.81 THB1,852.35	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.40 CZK797.89	$38.03 THB1,198.04	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	$104.24 THB3,283.46	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	$91.47 THB2,881.17	-16.1%
Average			-12.0%

Karlovy Vary vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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