Cost of living comparison
Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 19.8% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
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pay 57.9% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Groceries
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pay 40.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Transportation
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pay 22.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Housing
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pay 18.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Childcare
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pay 60.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Clothing
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pay 17.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB95.47
|
$5.23
R$28.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB190.94
|
$5.92
R$32.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.18
|
$0.99
R$5.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.56
|
$0.55
R$3.04
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.89
|
$1.08
R$5.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB384.77
|
$3.34
R$18.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB239.87
|
$3.00
R$16.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.47
|
$1.64
R$9.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.09
|
$1.34
R$7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.22
|
$0.84
R$4.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.81
|
$0.38
R$2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.93
|
$0.39
R$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.37
|
$0.54
R$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.35
|
$0.42
R$2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.40
|
$0.41
R$2.26
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB146.35
|
$3.73
R$20.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,288.87
|
$52.25
R$288.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,813,967.97
|
$16,373.17
R$90,262.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB338.93
|
$6.75
R$37.21
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB503.43
|
$19.47
R$107.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,724.83
|
$289.14
R$1,593.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,894.37
|
$207.28
R$1,142.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,206.80
|
$54.12
R$298.34
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,734.90
|
$263.95
R$1,455.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB432,354.12
|
$4,993.24
R$27,526.82
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.38
|
$2.04
R$11.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB84.68
|
$1.65
R$9.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB137.72
|
$1.83
R$10.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,788.83
|
$20.47
R$112.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB238.68
|
$5.57
R$30.73
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,811.45
|
$41.42
R$228.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,141.87
|
$39.42
R$217.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,182.37
|
$73.90
R$407.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,019.30
|
$62.27
R$343.29
|
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