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Bangkok vs. Sungai Petani Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 68.6% more expensive than Sungai Petani.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 98.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 39.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Sungai Petani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Sungai Petani, you would:

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.61	$3.10 THB98.65	-12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$6.20 THB197.30	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.95	$0.79 THB25.19	+67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 MYR0.97	$0.33 THB10.61	+40.7%
Average			+35.1%

Sungai Petani vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MYR2.92	$1.44 THB45.81	+102.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 MYR19.33	$8.50 THB270.59	+80.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.94	$7.23 THB230.01	+2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.55	$2.28 THB72.68	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 MYR6.63	$1.38 THB43.91	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$1.59 THB50.61	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.87	$0.82 THB25.98	+16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 MYR4.64	$1.02 THB32.56	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$0.85 THB27.13	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.72 THB22.92	+93.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 MYR2.05	$0.65 THB20.65	+30.2%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 98.2% more for transportation

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$4.69 THB149.30	+155.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,183.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.07 MYR20.85	$11.63 THB369.93	+129.3%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.78 MYR126.52	$16.91 THB537.90	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$675.06 THB21,477.90
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$321.97 THB10,243.81
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.46 MYR104.65	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+169.8%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.34 MYR983.91	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+154.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+113.5%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.54	$2.79 THB88.78	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 MYR6.82	$2.54 THB80.83	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 MYR16.95	$4.40 THB139.83	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.96 MYR77.93	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+169.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.84 MYR11.69	$8.06 THB256.48	+183.5%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

	Sungai Petani	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.09 MYR226.49	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+72.5%
Average			+39.2%

Sungai Petani vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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