Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Lecce Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 19.2% cheaper than Lecce.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 82.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Lecce Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Lecce	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$2.97 THB99.74	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €9.00	$6.98 THB234.40	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$0.65 THB21.84	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.35 THB11.83	-68.5%
Average			-68.0%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Lecce	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.60	$1.48 THB49.62	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 €5.50	$8.63 THB289.68	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.98	$7.27 THB244.13	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 €2.28	$2.56 THB86.12	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21 €4.65	$1.63 THB54.78	-68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.77 THB59.40	+83.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.81 THB27.08	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.24 THB41.73	+44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.43	$0.87 THB29.36	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.78 THB26.24	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.69 THB23.22	-3.9%
Average			-4.1%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Lecce	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$5.32 THB178.55	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	$31,193.83 THB1M	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.99	$10.55 THB354.09	-55.1%
Average			-29.1%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Lecce	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.36 €25.32	$17.88 THB600.15	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.19 €533.06	$675.80 THB22,689.17	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$474.02 €423.12	$346.10 THB11,620.04	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.65 €117.51	$82.03 THB2,753.97	-37.7%
Average			-15.7%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 82.3% more for childcare

	Lecce	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$559.87 €499.75	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,497.73	$16,500.59 THB554K	+227.5%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lecce	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.50	$2.67 THB89.77	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 €1.75	$2.79 THB93.81	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$4.60 THB154.60	-31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.11 €73.30	$58.43 THB1,961.61	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.75	$7.58 THB254.34	-12.7%
Average			-15.0%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Lecce	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.18 €72.46	$70.75 THB2,375.38	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.31 €42.23	$42.94 THB1,441.62	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.78 €77.46	$97.05 THB3,258.27	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.38 €69.96	$109.92 THB3,690.49	+40.2%
Average			+5.5%

Lecce vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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