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Bangkok vs. Krasnoyarsk Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 37.0% more expensive than Krasnoyarsk.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 87.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Krasnoyarsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% less for restaurants

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB893.81	$3.10 THB98.65	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.66 RUB432.12	$6.20 THB197.30	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 RUB78.63	$0.79 THB25.19	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RUB68.03	$0.33 THB10.61	-62.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RUB51.70	$1.44 THB45.81	+112.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 RUB282.64	$8.50 THB270.59	+129.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 RUB384.90	$7.23 THB230.01	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 RUB130.09	$2.28 THB72.68	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 RUB144.42	$1.38 THB43.91	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB60.77	$1.59 THB50.61	+99.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 RUB56.74	$0.82 THB25.98	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 RUB62.82	$1.02 THB32.56	+24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB126.98	$0.85 THB27.13	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.34	$0.72 THB22.92	+70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB20.27	$0.65 THB20.65	+144.6%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.65 RUB202.28	$4.69 THB149.30	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.16 RUB2,456.24	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,207.40 RUB2,001,384.75	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.67 RUB509.44	$11.63 THB369.93	+74.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.95 RUB607.05	$16.91 THB537.90	+112.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.08 RUB30,324.01	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 RUB22,743.01	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.91 RUB6,178.74	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-15.1%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 87.1% more for childcare

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.37 RUB27,291.61	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,551.85 RUB500,346.19	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+103.7%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 RUB181.15	$2.79 THB88.78	+17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 RUB181.41	$2.54 THB80.83	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 RUB226.52	$4.40 THB139.83	+48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.20 RUB1,389.85	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+180.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 RUB363.89	$8.06 THB256.48	+69.2%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.98 RUB4,962.42	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 RUB2,729.16	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$137.18 RUB10,476.03	$104.24 THB3,316.45	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.82 RUB6,630.24	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+5.4%
Average			-5.4%

Krasnoyarsk vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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