Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Pereira Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 8.9% cheaper than Pereira.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 16.9% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Pereira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Pereira	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.03 COP26,617.56	$2.97 THB100.79	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 COP30,712.57	$6.98 THB236.86	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 COP4,631.32	$0.65 THB22.07	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 COP2,847.06	$0.35 THB11.96	-59.0%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Pereira	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 COP5,625.52	$1.48 THB50.14	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.54 COP5,113.64	$8.63 THB292.73	+459.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 COP15,501.30	$7.27 THB246.70	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 COP9,557.75	$2.56 THB87.02	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.32 COP14,308.30	$1.63 THB55.36	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 COP5,913.81	$1.77 THB60.03	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 COP1,857.47	$0.81 THB27.36	+43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 COP3,192.98	$1.24 THB42.17	+29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 COP1,857.47	$0.87 THB29.67	+56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,886.42	$0.78 THB26.52	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,764.59	$0.69 THB23.47	+30.0%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Pereira	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 COP16,165.29	$5.32 THB180.43	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,186.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,172.58 COP90M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.71 COP58,698.38	$10.55 THB357.82	-40.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 18.1% less for housing

	Pereira	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.03 COP92,933.96	$17.88 THB606.47	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.33 COP2M	$675.80 THB22,928.12	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$494.10 COP2M	$346.10 THB11,742.42	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.08 COP391K	$82.03 THB2,782.97	-30.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 16.9% more for childcare

	Pereira	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$776.46 COP3M	$568.31 THB19,281.38	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,842.94 COP29M	$16,500.59 THB560K	+86.6%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Pereira	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 COP10,237.52	$2.67 THB90.71	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 COP8,628.84	$2.79 THB94.80	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.63 COP12,029.09	$4.60 THB156.23	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.25 COP157K	$58.43 THB1,982.27	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 COP20,986.92	$7.58 THB257.02	+19.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Pereira	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.71 COP281K	$70.75 THB2,400.39	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.44 COP190K	$42.94 THB1,456.80	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.66 COP446K	$97.05 THB3,292.58	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.20 COP322K	$109.92 THB3,729.35	+13.1%
Average			-15.5%

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