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Bangkok vs. Nadi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 16.5% cheaper than Nadi.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 60.1% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Nadi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Nadi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.89 FJD20.15	$2.97 THB98.83	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.89 FJD20.15	$6.98 THB232.24	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 FJD3.36	$0.65 THB21.64	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 FJD2.85	$0.35 THB11.72	-72.0%
Average			-54.5%

Nadi vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Nadi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 FJD2.52	$1.48 THB49.16	+33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.07 FJD13.77	$8.63 THB287.02	+42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 FJD11.82	$7.27 THB241.89	+39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FJD6.95	$2.56 THB85.32	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.20 FJD14.05	$1.63 THB54.28	-73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 FJD3.05	$1.77 THB58.85	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.28 FJD2.89	$0.81 THB26.83	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 FJD3.87	$1.24 THB41.35	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.87 THB29.09
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 FJD2.06	$0.78 THB26.00	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 FJD2.06	$0.69 THB23.01	-23.7%
Average			-13.6%

Nadi vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Nadi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$5.32 THB176.90	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$31,193.83 THB1M	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.67 FJD10.58	$10.55 THB350.83	+126.1%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Nadi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.95 FJD52.05	$17.88 THB594.63	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,110.72 FJD2,518.72	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$644.22 FJD1,460.86	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.96 FJD115.56	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+61.0%
Average			-32.2%

Nadi vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nadi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$568.31 THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,500.59 THB549K

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nadi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 FJD6.04	$2.67 THB88.94	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.37 FJD9.91	$2.79 THB92.95	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.33 FJD21.16	$4.60 THB153.18	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.76 FJD85.64	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 FJD12.09	$7.58 THB252.00	+42.1%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 60.1% more for clothing

	Nadi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.88 FJD65.49	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+145.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.43 FJD100.75	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.76 FJD130.97	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.64 FJD151.12	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+64.9%
Average			+60.1%

Nadi vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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