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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 11.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+251.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+163.0%
Average			+114.5%

Bangkok vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$2.11 ZAR39.44	+60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+13.2%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+131.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-1.1%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+200.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+21.9%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-63.6%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$7.53 ZAR140.83	+3.3%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+6.7%
Average			-2.6%

Bangkok vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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