Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Olongapo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.2 times more expensive than Olongapo.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 55.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 94.6% more in Bangkok

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Olongapo. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Olongapo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱254.11	$2.97 THB99.72	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.81 ₱178.89	$6.98 THB234.34	+148.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 ₱36.85	$0.65 THB21.84	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.71	$0.35 THB11.83	+8.5%
Average			+23.0%

Olongapo vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 ₱25.41	$1.48 THB49.61	+270.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱162.63	$8.63 THB289.61	+238.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.25 ₱398.22	$7.27 THB244.07	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 ₱121.97	$2.56 THB86.09	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.77	$1.63 THB54.77	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.47	$1.77 THB59.39	+72.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₱27.66	$0.81 THB27.07	+85.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ₱68.46	$1.24 THB41.72	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.43	$0.87 THB29.35	+83.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱49.45	$0.78 THB26.23	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.71	$0.69 THB23.22	-13.0%
Average			+59.0%

Olongapo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.9% more for transportation

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₱267.21	$5.32 THB178.50	+26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.71 ₱172.79	$10.55 THB354.00	+289.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,494.14	$17.88 THB600.00	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$111.58 ₱7,114.95	$675.80 THB22,683.32	+505.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.70 ₱5,082.11	$346.10 THB11,617.04	+334.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.51 ₱6,218.11	$82.03 THB2,753.26	-15.9%
Average			+255.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.70 ₱5,082.11	$568.31 THB19,075.51	+613.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,740.43 ₱685K	$16,500.59 THB554K	+53.6%
Average			+231.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ₱63.53	$2.67 THB89.75	+168.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₱115.62	$2.79 THB93.79	+54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱188.04	$4.60 THB154.56	+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,219.71	$58.43 THB1,961.10	+205.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.38 ₱279.52	$7.58 THB254.28	+72.8%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 94.6% more for clothing

	Olongapo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.89 ₱1,842.27	$70.75 THB2,374.76	+144.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.53 ₱1,245.12	$42.94 THB1,441.24	+119.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.73 ₱4,573.90	$97.05 THB3,257.43	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,557.48	$109.92 THB3,689.53	+97.0%
Average			+94.6%

Olongapo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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