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Bangkok vs. Punta Arenas Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 1.6% more expensive than Punta Arenas.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 78.5% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Punta Arenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Punta Arenas, you would:

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pay 59.0% less for restaurants

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.02 CLF0.2600	$3.10 THB98.65	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 CLF0.1900	$6.20 THB197.30	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CLF0.0500	$0.79 THB25.19	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 CLF0.0300	$0.33 THB10.61	-76.7%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.44 THB45.81	-7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 CLF0.1700	$8.50 THB270.59	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 CLF0.1100	$7.23 THB230.01	+49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 CLF0.1000	$2.28 THB72.68	-46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 CLF0.1000	$1.38 THB43.91	-66.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.59 THB50.61	+36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 CLF0.0200	$0.82 THB25.98	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CLF0.0200	$1.02 THB32.56	+0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 CLF0.0400	$0.85 THB27.13	-43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.72 THB22.92	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CLF0.0300	$0.65 THB20.65	-39.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.57 CLF0.1300	$4.69 THB149.30	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 CLF0.4700	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+108.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.32 CLF0.4100	$11.63 THB369.93	-32.9%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.34 CLF0.5000	$16.91 THB537.90	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.92 CLF13.8100	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.46 CLF9.1700	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.30 CLF2.7600	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-41.4%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 78.5% more for childcare

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 CLF9.8600	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+111.9%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 CLF0.0900	$2.79 THB88.78	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 CLF0.0900	$2.54 THB80.83	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.35 CLF0.1300	$4.40 THB139.83	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.24 CLF1.1100	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 CLF0.1500	$8.06 THB256.48	+22.9%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Punta Arenas	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.37 CLF1.4200	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.74 CLF2.3400	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.23 CLF3.0800	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-30.3%
Average			-9.5%

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