Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Viana do Castelo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 15.5% cheaper than Viana do Castelo.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 81.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Viana do Castelo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Viana do Castelo, you would:

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pay 55.7% less for restaurants

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 €8.00	$2.97 THB99.72	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €8.00	$6.98 THB234.34	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 €1.62	$0.65 THB21.84	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.35 THB11.83	-72.0%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.48 THB49.61	+51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.55 €5.85	$8.63 THB289.61	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 €3.31	$7.27 THB244.07	+96.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.63	$2.56 THB86.09	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 €3.17	$1.63 THB54.77	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$1.77 THB59.39	+100.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$0.81 THB27.07	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.24 THB41.72	+67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.87 THB29.35	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.78 THB26.23	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.69 THB23.22	-10.2%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.97	$5.32 THB178.50	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €49.99	$34.98 THB1,174.17	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	$31,193.83 THB1M	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.28 €13.65	$10.55 THB354.00	-31.0%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.59 €36.24	$17.88 THB600.00	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.80 €737.36	$675.80 THB22,683.32	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$708.23 €632.38	$346.10 THB11,617.04	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.66 €57.73	$82.03 THB2,753.26	+26.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 81.1% more for childcare

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €399.92	$568.31 THB19,075.51	+26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	$16,500.59 THB554K	+158.5%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 €1.37	$2.67 THB89.75	+73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 €1.35	$2.79 THB93.79	+84.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 €5.22	$4.60 THB154.56	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.87 €48.99	$58.43 THB1,961.10	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €8.00	$7.58 THB254.28	-15.4%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Viana do Castelo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.77 €67.65	$70.75 THB2,374.76	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 €31.99	$42.94 THB1,441.24	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.78 €64.99	$97.05 THB3,257.43	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.98 €74.99	$109.92 THB3,689.53	+30.9%
Average			+18.2%

Viana do Castelo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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