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Bangkok vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 7.5% cheaper than Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 40.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 66.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santa Cruz De Tenerife, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.12	$3.10 THB101.09	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.07	$6.20 THB202.18	-41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.51	$0.79 THB25.81	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 €0.89	$0.33 THB10.87	-67.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.51	$1.44 THB46.95	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.99 €7.76	$8.50 THB277.29	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 €4.11	$7.23 THB235.70	+51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$2.28 THB74.48	-42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 €3.81	$1.38 THB44.99	-68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$1.59 THB51.86	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$0.82 THB26.63	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.64	$1.02 THB33.37	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.02	$0.85 THB27.81	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$0.72 THB23.49	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.65 THB21.17	-17.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.30 €5.44	$4.69 THB153.00	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.24	$37.21 THB1,213.08	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €33,631.05	$37,206.42 THB1M	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.64 €14.36	$11.63 THB379.09	-30.1%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 40.4% less for housing

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.20 €25.20	$16.91 THB551.21	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,167.99 €1,007.97	$675.06 THB22,009.60	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.32 €839.98	$321.97 THB10,497.40	-66.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.66 €66.16	$68.69 THB2,239.47	-10.4%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 66.0% more for childcare

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.40 €302.39	$609.37 THB19,868.08	+73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,448.46 €7,291.01	$13,346.39 THB435K	+58.0%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$2.79 THB90.98	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 €1.65	$2.54 THB82.83	+33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 €4.54	$4.40 THB143.30	-16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.81 €43.85	$51.03 THB1,663.93	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.93 €8.57	$8.06 THB262.83	-18.8%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.10 €78.62	$58.81 THB1,917.28	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.50 €31.50	$38.03 THB1,240.03	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.63 €74.76	$104.24 THB3,398.55	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.08 €60.48	$91.47 THB2,982.16	+30.5%
Average			+4.9%

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