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Bangkok vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 34.9% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 32.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD142.68	$3.10 THB99.13	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD73.26	$6.20 THB198.27	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.53	$0.79 THB25.31	-7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.75	$0.33 THB10.66	-58.6%
Average			-21.0%

Namibia vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Namibia	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.09	$1.44 THB46.04	+63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD67.70	$8.50 THB271.92	+114.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD91.51	$7.23 THB231.14	+34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.86	$2.28 THB73.03	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD42.56	$1.38 THB44.12	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.57	$1.59 THB50.86	+74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD14.06	$0.82 THB26.11	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$1.02 THB32.72	+30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD14.15	$0.85 THB27.27	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.54	$0.72 THB23.03	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD18.07	$0.65 THB20.76	-38.7%
Average			+18.5%

Namibia vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% more for transportation

	Namibia	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD82.37	$4.69 THB150.03	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+98.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$11.63 THB371.75	+51.4%
Average			+32.0%

Namibia vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	Namibia	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	$16.91 THB540.54	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	$675.06 THB21,583.67	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-4.9%
Average			-17.0%

Namibia vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Namibia	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+182.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+145.9%
Average			+164.0%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD24.00	$2.79 THB89.22	+98.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.77	$2.54 THB81.22	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD51.61	$4.40 THB140.52	+45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD650.63	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD98.29	$8.06 THB257.75	+40.1%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Namibia	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD999.93	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+18.7%
Average			+16.7%

Namibia vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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