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Bangkok vs. Trapani Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 5.1% cheaper than Trapani.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 76.5% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Trapani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Trapani	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.99	$2.97 THB99.74	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.84 €7.00	$6.98 THB234.40	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 €2.62	$0.65 THB21.84	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.35 THB11.83	-72.0%
Average			-60.0%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Trapani	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.46	$1.48 THB49.62	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.60 €5.00	$8.63 THB289.68	+54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 €4.22	$7.27 THB244.13	+53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.93	$2.56 THB86.12	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 €3.17	$1.63 THB54.78	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.77 THB59.40	+87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.81 THB27.08	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.24 THB41.73	+78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.87 THB29.36	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.78 THB26.24	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.45	$0.69 THB23.22	+36.2%
Average			+14.3%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Trapani	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.82	$5.32 THB178.55	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.34 €39.58	$34.98 THB1,174.47	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	$31,193.83 THB1M	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.80 €14.99	$10.55 THB354.09	-37.2%
Average			-24.3%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay about the same for housing

	Trapani	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.37 €25.32	$17.88 THB600.15	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.89 €399.80	$675.80 THB22,689.17	+50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.90 €374.81	$346.10 THB11,620.04	-17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.59 €112.10	$82.03 THB2,753.97	-34.7%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 76.5% more for childcare

	Trapani	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €399.80	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,718.41 €5,996.98	$16,500.59 THB554K	+145.6%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Trapani	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.16 €5.50	$2.67 THB89.77	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 €1.64	$2.79 THB93.81	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.50	$4.60 THB154.60	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.06 €36.65	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €7.00	$7.58 THB254.34	-3.3%
Average			-3.1%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Trapani	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.99 €37.48	$70.75 THB2,375.38	+68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.99	$42.94 THB1,441.62	+91.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.97	$97.05 THB3,258.27	+44.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.78 €89.95	$109.92 THB3,690.49	+9.1%
Average			+50.2%

Trapani vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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