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Spain

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 16.7% cheaper than Santiago de Compostela.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 82.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.1% less for restaurants

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.99	$2.97 THB99.93	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.52 €8.49	$6.98 THB234.83	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.45	$0.65 THB21.88	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.93	$0.35 THB11.85	-83.7%
Average			-67.1%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$1.48 THB49.71	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 €4.00	$8.63 THB290.22	+92.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €4.00	$7.27 THB244.58	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 €2.50	$2.56 THB86.28	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.72	$1.63 THB54.88	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.77 THB59.51	+88.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.81 THB27.13	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$1.24 THB41.81	+88.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.87 THB29.41	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$0.78 THB26.29	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.69 THB23.27	+4.8%
Average			+12.7%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 €5.82	$5.32 THB178.88	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$34.98 THB1,176.64	+4.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	$31,193.83 THB1M	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.73 €14.04	$10.55 THB354.74	-33.0%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.48	$17.88 THB601.26	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 €649.61	$675.80 THB22,731.05	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.28 €457.23	$346.10 THB11,641.49	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.90	$82.03 THB2,759.05	-30.2%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.92 €299.82	$568.31 THB19,115.66	+69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	$16,500.59 THB555K	+96.0%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 €2.70	$2.67 THB89.93	-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 €1.78	$2.79 THB93.99	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 €5.25	$4.60 THB154.89	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.76 €45.31	$58.43 THB1,965.23	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.99	$7.58 THB254.81	-24.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Santiago de Compostela	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 €79.95	$70.75 THB2,379.76	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.99 €56.22	$42.94 THB1,444.28	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.78 €89.95	$97.05 THB3,264.28	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.31 €83.28	$109.92 THB3,697.30	+17.8%
Average			-11.6%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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