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Denpasar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Denpasar is 35.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Denpasar
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Denpasar
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Denpasar
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Denpasar
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Denpasar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Denpasar
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Denpasar

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Denpasar.

Denpasar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	-34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$3.70 IDR59,923.66	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.80 IDR12,979.15	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.31 IDR4,993.64	+5.7%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.54 IDR24,910.79	+1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$3.88 IDR62,919.84	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$4.90 IDR79,441.40	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$1.71 IDR27,683.70	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$1.83 IDR29,680.34	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.32 IDR21,363.05	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.55 IDR8,962.68	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.62 IDR9,997.59	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.63 IDR10,192.85	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.59 IDR9,489.90	-17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.72 IDR11,715.92	+16.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$3.30 IDR53,482.89	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-67.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	-53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$3.01 IDR48,817.12	-70.9%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$20.11 IDR325,834.88	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$223.21 IDR3,616,082.73	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$164.75 IDR2,669,013.44	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$39.18 IDR634,688.36	-41.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$146.68 IDR2,376,282.94	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$5,436.74 IDR88,077,443.64	-58.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$1.98 IDR32,028.16	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$37.20 IDR602,680.46	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$3.51 IDR56,824.16	-51.8%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$34.54 IDR559,631.85	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$15.94 IDR258,291.62	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$65.69 IDR1,064,161.49	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$74.71 IDR1,210,280.75	-18.9%
Average			-35.7%

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