Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Lalitpur, Nepal

Lalitpur vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lalitpur is 50.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Lalitpur
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Lalitpur
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Lalitpur
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Lalitpur
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Lalitpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Lalitpur
Clothing: pay 49.8% less in Lalitpur

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Lalitpur.

Lalitpur vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$1.47 NPR201.37	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$5.52 NPR755.15	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$0.35 NPR47.99	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$0.16 NPR22.11	-44.6%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$0.57 NPR77.36	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$2.87 NPR392.68	-75.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$3.17 NPR433.74	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$1.25 NPR171.17	-44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$1.34 NPR182.68	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$1.00 NPR137.01	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.47 NPR64.34	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.52 NPR71.40	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.20 NPR27.40	-75.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.20 NPR27.40	-71.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.20 NPR27.40	-67.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$4.85 NPR663.47	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$29,456.88 NPR4,027,484.13	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$5.10 NPR696.75	-50.7%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$10.42 NPR1,425.11	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$147.28 NPR20,137.42	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$84.69 NPR11,579.02	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$8.45 NPR1,154.94	-87.5%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$91.89 NPR12,563.00	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$3,479.59 NPR475,746.56	-73.6%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$2.36 NPR322.20	+1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$1.52 NPR208.09	-41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$2.95 NPR402.75	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$14.73 NPR2,013.74	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$2.21 NPR302.06	-69.7%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 49.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Lalitpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$24.02 NPR3,283.95	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$22.09 NPR3,020.61	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$51.55 NPR7,048.10	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$37.76 NPR5,162.50	-59.0%
Average			-49.8%

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