Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 19.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 40.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 18.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: 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.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.11	$5.23 R$29.06	+79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.22	$5.92 R$32.93	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.10	$0.99 R$5.52	+61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.53	$0.55 R$3.07	+89.1%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 40.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.70	$1.08 R$5.99	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB383.30	$3.34 R$18.58	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB238.95	$3.00 R$16.68	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.19	$1.64 R$9.10	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.92	$1.34 R$7.46	+2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.04	$0.84 R$4.69	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.72	$0.38 R$2.09	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.80	$0.39 R$2.16	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.27	$0.54 R$2.98	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.26	$0.42 R$2.33	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.32	$0.41 R$2.28	-34.2%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB145.79	$3.73 R$20.72	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,283.96	$52.25 R$290.55	+32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,807,047.88	$16,373.17 R$91,039.75	-70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB337.63	$6.75 R$37.53	-34.7%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 18.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB501.51	$19.47 R$108.28	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,653.40	$289.14 R$1,607.72	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,856.62	$207.28 R$1,152.52	-31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,198.38	$54.12 R$300.91	-19.6%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,655.80	$263.95 R$1,467.66	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB430,704.74	$4,993.24 R$27,763.89	-62.1%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.09	$2.04 R$11.37	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.36	$1.65 R$9.20	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.19	$1.83 R$10.17	-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,782.00	$20.47 R$113.80	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB237.77	$5.57 R$30.99	-23.5%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,804.54	$41.42 R$230.31	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,137.51	$39.42 R$219.21	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,170.23	$73.90 R$410.92	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,007.78	$62.27 R$346.24	-32.4%
Average			-17.1%

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