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Bangkok vs. Valparaiso Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 26.3% more expensive than Valparaiso.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 46.5% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 83.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Valparaiso Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.38 CLF0.2200	$3.10 THB98.65	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 CLF0.1900	$6.20 THB197.30	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CLF0.0300	$0.79 THB25.19	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 CLF0.0200	$0.33 THB10.61	-61.5%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$1.44 THB45.81	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1200	$8.50 THB270.59	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 CLF0.1100	$7.23 THB230.01	+61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 CLF0.0900	$2.28 THB72.68	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$1.38 THB43.91	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.59 THB50.61	+103.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.82 THB25.98	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.02 THB32.56	+46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0100	$0.85 THB27.13	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CLF0.0100	$0.72 THB22.92	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.65 THB20.65	+11.4%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 CLF0.1200	$4.69 THB149.30	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.10 CLF1.2200	$37.21 THB1,183.78	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,562.90 CLF342.0400	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+155.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$11.63 THB369.93	+84.4%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.60 CLF0.5100	$16.91 THB537.90	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.86 CLF11.0600	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.72 CLF9.8600	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.95 CLF2.4700	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-34.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 46.5% more for childcare

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$428.05 CLF10.0500	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,857.58 CLF208.0400	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+50.7%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 CLF0.0700	$2.79 THB88.78	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78 CLF0.0700	$2.54 THB80.83	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.43 CLF0.1000	$4.40 THB139.83	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.88 CLF0.5100	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+133.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$8.06 THB256.48	+54.7%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 83.2% more for clothing

	Valparaiso	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.26 CLF0.7300	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+88.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.84 CLF0.4900	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.40 CLF1.4000	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.98 CLF1.1500	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+86.8%
Average			+83.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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