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Brazil

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 10.4% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 28.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$2.97 THB98.83	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$6.98 THB232.24	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$0.65 THB21.64	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.35 THB11.72	-66.1%
Average			-55.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.48 THB49.16	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$8.63 THB287.02	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$7.27 THB241.89	+67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.56 THB85.32	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$1.63 THB54.28	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.77 THB58.85	+37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.81 THB26.83	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.24 THB41.35	+69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.87 THB29.09	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.78 THB26.00	+39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.69 THB23.01	+45.6%
Average			+21.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$5.32 THB176.90	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$10.55 THB350.83	+28.5%
Average			+3.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.6% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$17.88 THB594.63	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-19.8%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$16,500.59 THB549K	+26.1%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$2.67 THB88.94	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.79 THB92.95	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$4.60 THB153.18	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+89.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$7.58 THB252.00	-4.9%
Average			+28.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+63.0%
Average			+33.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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