Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 3.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$2.97 THB98.83	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$6.98 THB232.24	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$0.65 THB21.64	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.35 THB11.72	-38.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.48 THB49.16	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$8.63 THB287.02	+138.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$7.27 THB241.89	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$2.56 THB85.32	+9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$1.63 THB54.28	-35.5%
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			+13.1%

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$5.32 THB176.90	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+91.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$10.55 THB350.83	-50.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	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	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-1.2%
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			-4.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+125.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+123.0%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.67 THB88.94	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$2.79 THB92.95	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$4.60 THB153.18	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+97.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$7.58 THB252.00	+1.5%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-11.6%
Average			+8.8%

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