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Bangkok vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 60.7% more expensive than Plettenberg Bay.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 53.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Plettenberg Bay, you would:

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.63	$3.10 THB98.65	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ZAR86.41	$6.20 THB197.30	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ZAR16.99	$0.79 THB25.19	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 ZAR12.14	$0.33 THB10.61	-53.5%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 53.8% more for groceries

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZAR17.25	$1.44 THB45.81	+41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 ZAR66.56	$8.50 THB270.59	+116.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 ZAR68.60	$7.23 THB230.01	+78.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 ZAR48.25	$2.28 THB72.68	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 ZAR37.65	$1.38 THB43.91	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.21	$1.59 THB50.61	+103.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.13	$0.82 THB25.98	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR9.84	$1.02 THB32.56	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ZAR8.95	$0.85 THB27.13	+61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 ZAR7.05	$0.72 THB22.92	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 ZAR6.75	$0.65 THB20.65	+62.7%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR84.38	$4.69 THB149.30	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,183.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 ZAR71.85	$11.63 THB369.93	+173.9%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.59 ZAR517.80	$16.91 THB537.90	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	$675.06 THB21,477.90	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-24.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+325.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+172.2%
Average			+248.6%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$2.79 THB88.78	+21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 ZAR33.98	$2.54 THB80.83	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 ZAR45.15	$4.40 THB139.83	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.11 ZAR509.71	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 ZAR101.94	$8.06 THB256.48	+33.8%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Plettenberg Bay	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 ZAR703.89	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.68 ZAR485.44	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+51.9%
Average			+32.7%

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