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Bangkok vs. Krasnoyarsk Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 19.6% more expensive than Krasnoyarsk.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 56.7% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Krasnoyarsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$2.97 THB99.93	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.85 RUB469.85	$6.98 THB234.83	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 RUB87.86	$0.65 THB21.88	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 RUB42.76	$0.35 THB11.85	-33.8%
Average			-47.7%

Krasnoyarsk vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB65.19	$1.48 THB49.71	+82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 RUB501.18	$8.63 THB290.22	+38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB370.84	$7.27 THB244.58	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB123.48	$2.56 THB86.28	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 RUB229.46	$1.63 THB54.88	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 RUB70.33	$1.77 THB59.51	+102.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.90	$0.81 THB27.13	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 RUB48.59	$1.24 THB41.81	+105.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB195.93	$0.87 THB29.41	-64.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 RUB21.03	$0.78 THB26.29	+198.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 RUB19.18	$0.69 THB23.27	+189.7%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 RUB249.60	$5.32 THB178.88	+71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.94 RUB3,288.97	$34.98 THB1,176.64	-14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,367.17 RUB2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.14 RUB332.66	$10.55 THB354.74	+154.7%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.77 RUB704.78	$17.88 THB601.26	+103.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$380.18 RUB30,540.41	$675.80 THB22,731.05	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.00 RUB22,813.92	$346.10 THB11,641.49	+21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.54 RUB7,032.59	$82.03 THB2,759.05	-6.3%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 56.7% more for childcare

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.63 RUB29,130.86	$568.31 THB19,115.66	+56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,500.59 THB555K
Average			+56.7%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RUB187.94	$2.67 THB89.93	+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 RUB230.23	$2.79 THB93.99	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.68 RUB375.88	$4.60 THB154.89	-1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.80 RUB2,795.62	$58.43 THB1,965.23	+67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.85 RUB469.85	$7.58 THB254.81	+29.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Krasnoyarsk	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.04 RUB6,108.08	$70.75 THB2,379.76	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.79 RUB3,758.82	$42.94 THB1,444.28	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$233.96 RUB18,794.10	$97.05 THB3,264.28	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.57 RUB11,693.92	$109.92 THB3,697.30	-24.5%
Average			-28.1%

Krasnoyarsk vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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