Cost of living comparison

 Afula, Israel
compared to
 Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok vs. Afula Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.8% cheaper than Afula.

Restaurants
pay 78.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 15.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 10.6% more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 39.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 15.2% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 35.0% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Afula Cost Breakdown

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

pay 78.9% less for restaurants

 
Afula
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.33
₪71.43
$2.91
THB98.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.73
₪58.13
$5.83
THB196.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.05
₪11.26
$0.62
THB20.79

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

 
Afula
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
₪4.93
$1.52
THB51.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
₪23.15
$11.74
THB396.28
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
₪25.32
$7.32
THB247.04

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

 
Afula
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.14
₪26.39
$4.47
THB150.73
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
₪97.53
$39.32
THB1,327.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,813.84
₪139,711.85
$55,345.18
THB1,868,239.73

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pay 39.0% less for housing

 
Afula
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.33
₪78.81
$15.36
THB518.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $571.31
THB19,285.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $301.88
THB10,190.40

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pay 15.2% less for childcare

 
Afula
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $786.60
₪2,906.27
$632.63
THB21,355.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,798.74
₪54,677.31
$13,191.37
THB445,289.64

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Afula
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
₪29.56
$2.33
THB78.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
₪15.22
$2.58
THB87.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.00
₪29.56
$4.20
THB141.84

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

 
Afula
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.99
₪295.55
$55.27
THB1,865.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.66
₪216.74
$34.84
THB1,176.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$131.10
₪484.38
$97.10
THB3,277.58

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