Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Zilina Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 8.2% cheaper than Zilina.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 8.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 85.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Zilina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Zilina	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €9.04	$2.97 THB99.58	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.84 €7.03	$6.98 THB234.01	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 €1.55	$0.65 THB21.81	-62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.28	$0.35 THB11.81	-75.3%
Average			-56.3%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Zilina	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 €1.24	$1.48 THB49.54	+7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.29 €5.65	$8.63 THB289.21	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.04 €3.62	$7.27 THB243.73	+80.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.38	$2.56 THB85.97	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 €2.90	$1.63 THB54.69	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.77 THB59.30	+129.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$0.81 THB27.03	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.24 THB41.66	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 €1.82	$0.87 THB29.31	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.78 THB26.20	+28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.63	$0.69 THB23.19	-1.2%
Average			+1.2%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

	Zilina	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.74 €6.05	$5.32 THB178.25	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €20.09	$34.98 THB1,172.54	+56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,078.64 €23,396.45	$31,193.83 THB1M	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.64 €9.54	$10.55 THB353.50	-0.9%
Average			+8.5%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.1% less for housing

	Zilina	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.21 €18.13	$17.88 THB599.16	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.26 €522.38	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$488.95 €438.66	$346.10 THB11,600.91	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.96 €158.76	$82.03 THB2,749.44	-53.6%
Average			-18.1%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 85.2% more for childcare

	Zilina	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.02 €365.16	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,718.41 €6,027.42	$16,500.59 THB553K	+145.6%
Average			+85.2%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zilina	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €2.01	$2.67 THB89.62	+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.48 €2.23	$2.79 THB93.66	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.63	$4.60 THB154.35	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 €32.65	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.52 €8.54	$7.58 THB253.93	-20.4%
Average			+9.4%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Zilina	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.38 €57.76	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.99 €25.11	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.97 €73.54	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.17 €83.59	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+18.0%
Average			+23.9%

Zilina vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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