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Bangkok vs. Vila Velha Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 17.6% more expensive than Vila Velha.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 42.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 24.6% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Vila Velha. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Vila Velha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Vila Velha, you would:

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pay 37.3% less for restaurants

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.99 R$38.01	$3.10 THB98.65	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$6.20 THB197.30	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.76	$0.79 THB25.19	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 R$3.04	$0.33 THB10.61	-40.4%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 R$8.18	$1.44 THB45.81	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 R$23.19	$8.50 THB270.59	+99.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 R$21.69	$7.23 THB230.01	+81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 R$11.93	$2.28 THB72.68	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$10.56	$1.38 THB43.91	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.47	$1.59 THB50.61	+93.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.26	$0.82 THB25.98	+96.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$1.02 THB32.56	+93.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.03	$0.85 THB27.13	+52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.90	$0.72 THB22.92	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.10	$0.65 THB20.65	+13.8%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 R$23.53	$4.69 THB149.30	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.45 R$263.53	$37.21 THB1,183.78	-23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,540.79 R$182,441.77	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.19 R$104.40	$11.63 THB369.93	-39.4%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 42.8% more for housing

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.39 R$78.30	$16.91 THB537.90	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.49 R$1,558.36	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+135.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.58 R$1,292.30	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.82 R$450.51	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-17.1%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$400.63 R$2,179.17	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,751.72 R$74,801.13	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	-2.9%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.68 R$9.12	$2.79 THB88.78	+66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 R$11.15	$2.54 THB80.83	+23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 R$17.23	$4.40 THB139.83	+38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.62 R$139.37	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.52 R$35.47	$8.06 THB256.48	+23.6%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Vila Velha	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.54 R$405.43	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.45 R$263.53	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 R$432.45	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 R$385.15	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+29.2%
Average			+4.4%

Vila Velha vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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