Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Larnaca Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 25.3% cheaper than Larnaca.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 83.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Larnaca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% less for restaurants

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €12.05	$2.97 THB99.58	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 €7.13	$6.98 THB234.01	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.52	$0.65 THB21.81	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.35 THB11.81	-65.5%
Average			-60.4%

Larnaca vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.83	$1.48 THB49.54	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.91 €6.19	$8.63 THB289.21	+25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 €5.60	$7.27 THB243.73	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 €3.80	$2.56 THB85.97	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 €3.51	$1.63 THB54.69	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.09	$1.77 THB59.30	+45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$0.81 THB27.03	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.67	$1.24 THB41.66	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.08	$0.87 THB29.31	-27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.78 THB26.20	+22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$0.69 THB23.19	+31.5%
Average			-4.8%

Larnaca vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 €5.62	$5.32 THB178.25	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €50.23	$34.98 THB1,172.54	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,534.38	$31,193.83 THB1M	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 €22.60	$10.55 THB353.50	-58.1%
Average			-24.3%

Larnaca vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.65 €27.50	$17.88 THB599.16	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$916.19 €821.96	$675.80 THB22,651.82	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$683.04 €612.79	$346.10 THB11,600.91	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.16 €124.85	$82.03 THB2,749.44	-41.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 83.3% more for childcare

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.46 €342.22	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,314.67 €6,562.36	$16,500.59 THB553K	+125.6%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.01	$2.67 THB89.62	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 €3.40	$2.79 THB93.66	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$4.60 THB154.35	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.65 €54.41	$58.43 THB1,958.38	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$7.58 THB253.93	-32.3%
Average			-20.8%

Larnaca vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Larnaca	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.78 €59.02	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.88	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 €61.53	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.38 €82.88	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+19.0%
Average			+24.7%

Larnaca vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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