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Fort Worth vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 2.7 times more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Fort Worth
Groceries: pay 98.5% more in Fort Worth
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in Fort Worth
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Fort Worth
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Fort Worth
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Fort Worth

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Fort Worth are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Worth instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB87.98	$18.00	+573.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB230.30	$12.00	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB24.19	$2.68	+265.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.85	$2.06	+471.0%
Average			+345.3%

Thailand vs. Fort Worth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.5% more for groceries

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB46.38	$3.14	+123.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB259.57	$4.98	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB235.95	$3.29	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB68.16	$3.44	+66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.50	$6.90	+388.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB43.74	$2.73	+105.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB19.52	$1.12	+88.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB29.58	$1.79	+99.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.80	$1.82	+142.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.45	$1.08	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.31	$1.29	+108.9%
Average			+98.5%

Thailand vs. Fort Worth - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB159.11	$2.81	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB925.90	$78.26	+178.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB1M	$30,000.00	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB346.70	$16.92	+60.7%
Average			+48.9%

Thailand vs. Fort Worth - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB609.86	$75.00	+304.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,651.42	$1,623.75	+291.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,786.76	$1,250.83	+368.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,990.74	$176.25	+191.5%
Average			+289.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,824.88	$1,853.57	+416.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB366K	$23,333.33	+110.1%
Average			+263.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB70.94	$5.00	+132.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB64.89	$6.37	+223.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB142.05	$9.00	+108.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,760.04	$35.88	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB208.00	$13.50	+113.7%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	Thailand	Fort Worth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,220.93	$60.85	+64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB970.67	$45.20	+53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB3,001.25	$114.43	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,276.06	$127.23	+84.1%
Average			+56.8%

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