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Indonesia

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Thailand

Thailand vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 71.8% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Thailand
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Thailand
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Yogyakarta. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

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Thailand vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Yogyakarta, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,221.26	$2.89 THB97.12	+158.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$6.99 THB235.01	+108.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 IDR7,014.25	$0.75 THB25.08	+92.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR4,336.34	$0.37 THB12.32	+52.9%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR19,210.20	$1.34 THB44.93	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 IDR50,553.15	$7.95 THB267.31	+184.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 IDR81,648.87	$7.12 THB239.38	+57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.32 IDR23,937.93	$2.06 THB69.31	+55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.35 IDR24,382.82	$1.37 THB46.02	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 IDR21,669.37	$1.35 THB45.48	+12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,089.44	$0.57 THB19.20	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,783.70	$0.93 THB31.41	+72.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,567.08	$0.82 THB27.68	+96.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 IDR8,582.56	$0.72 THB24.28	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 IDR16,133.25	$0.57 THB19.09	-36.4%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.02 IDR54,732.81	$5.07 THB170.37	+67.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 IDR158K	$32.87 THB1,105.71	+277.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,646.07 IDR283M	$29,201.01 THB982K	+86.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.53 IDR81,896.11	$10.77 THB362.40	+138.0%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.49 IDR371K	$19.17 THB644.82	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.13 IDR4M	$407.64 THB13,711.48	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$158.32 IDR3M	$268.13 THB9,018.81	+69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.81 IDR937K	$60.86 THB2,047.16	+17.5%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.82 IDR2M	$515.68 THB17,345.48	+515.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,051.21 IDR73M	$11,528.28 THB388K	+184.6%
Average			+318.4%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	$2.10 THB70.64	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.25 IDR22,622.54	$2.00 THB67.21	+59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 IDR51,564.22	$4.15 THB139.61	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.01 IDR362K	$50.07 THB1,684.08	+150.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	$6.05 THB203.55	+140.7%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.78 IDR973K	$44.30 THB1,490.16	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.58 IDR589K	$32.84 THB1,104.75	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.82 IDR2M	$83.65 THB2,813.59	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.27 IDR2M	$77.91 THB2,620.43	-14.6%
Average			-8.3%

Yogyakarta vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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