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Bangkok vs. Pereira Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 52.7% more expensive than Pereira.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 80.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Pereira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Pereira	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.18 COP19,664.76	$3.10 THB98.65	-40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 COP29,497.13	$6.20 THB197.30	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 COP4,258.55	$0.79 THB25.19	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 COP2,089.38	$0.33 THB10.61	-39.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Pereira	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 COP5,119.65	$1.44 THB45.81	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.29 COP8,682.80	$8.50 THB270.59	+272.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 COP16,043.42	$7.23 THB230.01	+71.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 COP9,051.92	$2.28 THB72.68	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 COP10,004.71	$1.38 THB43.91	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 COP4,341.07	$1.59 THB50.61	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 COP1,516.36	$0.82 THB25.98	+104.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 COP3,051.84	$1.02 THB32.56	+27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 COP1,204.17	$0.85 THB27.13	+169.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 COP2,240.89	$0.72 THB22.92	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,967.93	$0.65 THB20.65	+25.3%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Pereira	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 COP14,959.49	$4.69 THB149.30	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.64 COP127,820.91	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,528.21 COP58,994,267.34	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+139.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 COP68,826.65	$11.63 THB369.93	-35.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Pereira	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.15 COP91,768.86	$16.91 THB537.90	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$198.42 COP753,815.64	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+240.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$276.06 COP1,048,786.97	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 COP244,363.51	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+6.8%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

	Pereira	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$403.79 COP1,534,084.33	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,366.57 COP24,187,649.61	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+109.6%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pereira	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.78 COP2,949.71	$2.79 THB88.78	+259.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 COP6,093.50	$2.54 THB80.83	+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.20 COP8,357.52	$4.40 THB139.83	+99.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.12 COP68,826.65	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+181.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 COP14,748.57	$8.06 THB256.48	+107.7%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Pereira	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.97 COP254,412.78	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.64 COP143,016.41	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.29 COP172,066.61	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+130.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.02 COP425,601.50	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-18.4%
Average			+25.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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