Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 70.8% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$3.10 THB99.13	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.20 THB198.27	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.79 THB25.31	-61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.33 THB10.66	-65.1%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.44 THB46.04	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$8.50 THB271.92	+109.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.23 THB231.14	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.28 THB73.03	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$1.38 THB44.12	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.59 THB50.86	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.82 THB26.11	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.02 THB32.72	-72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.85 THB27.27	-77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.72 THB23.03	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.65 THB20.76	-49.9%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.69 THB150.03	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,189.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$11.63 THB371.75	-77.4%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$16.91 THB540.54	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-30.6%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$609.37 THB19,483.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+621.4%
Average			+621.4%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.79 THB89.22	+50.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.54 THB81.22	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.40 THB140.52
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$51.03 THB1,631.73	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$8.06 THB257.75	+30.1%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.03 THB1,216.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$91.47 THB2,924.44
Average			+29.2%

Saint John's vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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