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Bangkok vs. Sapporo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 0.4% cheaper than Sapporo.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 8.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 57.4% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Sapporo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.33 ¥992	$2.97 THB99.93	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ¥844	$6.98 THB234.83	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 ¥268	$0.65 THB21.88	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 ¥142	$0.35 THB11.85	-61.1%
Average			-35.6%

Sapporo vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 ¥217	$1.48 THB49.71	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 ¥744	$8.63 THB290.22	+81.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.00 ¥941	$7.27 THB244.58	+21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 ¥273	$2.56 THB86.28	+47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥495	$1.63 THB54.88	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$1.77 THB59.51	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 ¥217	$0.81 THB27.13	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$1.24 THB41.81	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.91 ¥299	$0.87 THB29.41	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ¥150	$0.78 THB26.29	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ¥120	$0.69 THB23.27	-9.4%
Average			-8.4%

Sapporo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥643	$5.32 THB178.88	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.45 ¥7,443	$34.98 THB1,176.64	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.30 ¥2,714	$10.55 THB354.74	-39.0%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.45 ¥7,443	$17.88 THB601.26	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$455.51 ¥71,454	$675.80 THB22,731.05	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.37 ¥43,666	$346.10 THB11,641.49	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$257.02 ¥40,318	$82.03 THB2,759.05	-68.1%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.33 ¥49,621	$568.31 THB19,115.66	+79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,122.48 ¥2M	$16,500.59 THB555K	+63.0%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 ¥670	$2.67 THB89.93	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 ¥761	$2.79 THB93.99	-42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥615	$4.60 THB154.89	+17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.35 ¥7,741	$58.43 THB1,965.23	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,886	$7.58 THB254.81	-37.0%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 57.4% more for clothing

	Sapporo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.96 ¥5,954	$70.75 THB2,379.76	+86.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.27 ¥3,965	$42.94 THB1,444.28	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.45 ¥7,443	$97.05 THB3,264.28	+104.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.99 ¥18,194	$109.92 THB3,697.30	-5.2%
Average			+57.4%

Sapporo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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