Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 20.0% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 59.7% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$2.97 THB98.83	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$6.98 THB232.24	-0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$0.65 THB21.64	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.35 THB11.72	-10.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.48 THB49.16	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$8.63 THB287.02	+173.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$7.27 THB241.89	+61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$2.56 THB85.32	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$1.63 THB54.28	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.77 THB58.85	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.81 THB26.83	+119.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.24 THB41.35	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.87 THB29.09	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.78 THB26.00	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.69 THB23.01	-30.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$5.32 THB176.90	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+109.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$10.55 THB350.83	-48.3%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Santiago	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$17.88 THB594.63	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+15.7%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+280.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+201.6%
Average			+238.9%

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pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.67 THB88.94	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.79 THB92.95	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$4.60 THB153.18	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+134.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$7.58 THB252.00	+52.3%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 59.7% more for clothing

	Santiago	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+166.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+65.7%
Average			+59.7%

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