Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Vina Del Mar Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 28.0% more expensive than Vina Del Mar.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 32.3% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Vina Del Mar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Vina Del Mar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Vina Del Mar, you would:

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.55 CLF0.1800	$3.10 THB98.65	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.29 CLF0.1700	$6.20 THB197.30	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 CLF0.0300	$0.79 THB25.19	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 CLF0.0200	$0.33 THB10.61	-67.3%
Average			-45.3%

Vina Del Mar vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 CLF0.0300	$1.44 THB45.81	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.91 CLF0.1200	$8.50 THB270.59	+73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.43 CLF0.1000	$7.23 THB230.01	+63.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$2.28 THB72.68	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 CLF0.0500	$1.38 THB43.91	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 CLF0.0200	$1.59 THB50.61	+120.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 CLF0.0200	$0.82 THB25.98	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 CLF0.0100	$1.02 THB32.56	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.85 THB27.13	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.72 THB22.92	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0100	$0.65 THB20.65	+3.9%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 CLF0.1200	$4.69 THB149.30	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 CLF0.8800	$37.21 THB1,183.78	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,273.05 CLF452.6700	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+93.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.72 CLF0.4200	$11.63 THB369.93	-34.4%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 CLF0.4500	$16.91 THB537.90	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$444.62 CLF10.4400	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.96 CLF7.5400	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.34 CLF2.3100	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-30.2%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$609.37 THB19,388.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,210.34 CLF122.3800	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+156.2%
Average			+156.2%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.87 CLF0.0700	$2.79 THB88.78	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 CLF0.0700	$2.54 THB80.83	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.85 CLF0.1100	$4.40 THB139.83	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.59 CLF1.0700	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 CLF0.1300	$8.06 THB256.48	+40.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 32.3% more for clothing

	Vina Del Mar	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.85 CLF1.0800	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.26 CLF0.7300	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.92 CLF1.4100	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.84 CLF2.0400	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+5.3%
Average			+32.3%

Vina Del Mar vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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