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Bangkok vs. Lower Hutt Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 27.1% cheaper than Lower Hutt.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 56.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Lower Hutt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lower Hutt, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.10 THB98.65	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 NZ$17.83	$6.20 THB197.30	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 NZ$3.89	$0.79 THB25.19	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 NZ$3.66	$0.33 THB10.61	-84.2%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.44 THB45.81	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$8.50 THB270.59	+111.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$7.23 THB230.01	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.28 THB72.68	-66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 NZ$6.91	$1.38 THB43.91	-65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 NZ$2.15	$1.59 THB50.61	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 NZ$1.59	$0.82 THB25.98	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.02 THB32.56	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.85 THB27.13	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NZ$1.58	$0.72 THB22.92	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.45	$0.65 THB20.65	-22.5%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.69 THB149.30	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.85 NZ$49.93	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$11.63 THB369.93	-20.1%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$16.91 THB537.90	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	$675.06 THB21,477.90	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-37.2%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	$609.37 THB19,388.11	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+15.7%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.79 THB88.78	-57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$5.99	$2.54 THB80.83	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.62 NZ$33.95	$4.40 THB139.83	-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.83 NZ$72.40	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 NZ$17.98	$8.06 THB256.48	-22.4%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Lower Hutt	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.81 NZ$94.87	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$104.24 THB3,316.45	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-37.5%
Average			-22.8%

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