Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Pokhara is 48.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Pokhara
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Pokhara
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Pokhara
Housing: pay 65.9% less in Pokhara
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Pokhara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Pokhara
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Pokhara

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

Pokhara vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$1.47 NPR201.60	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$5.89 NPR806.41	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$0.46 NPR62.42	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.16 NPR22.13	-44.6%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$0.53 NPR73.08	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$2.76 NPR378.01	-76.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$3.16 NPR432.45	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$1.60 NPR218.54	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$1.48 NPR202.28	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$1.09 NPR148.83	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$0.47 NPR64.39	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$0.52 NPR71.49	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$0.33 NPR44.82	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.22 NPR29.76	-69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.29 NPR40.08	-53.0%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$4.85 NPR664.22	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$22.09 NPR3,024.05	-43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$9.28 NPR1,270.10	-10.3%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 65.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$7.36 NPR1,008.02	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$142.37 NPR19,488.30	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$73.64 NPR10,080.16	-75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-60.8%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$63.82 NPR8,736.13	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-73.6%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$2.43 NPR332.65	+4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$1.47 NPR201.60	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$2.95 NPR403.21	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$16.45 NPR2,251.23	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$2.58 NPR352.81	-64.6%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Pokhara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$15.46 NPR2,116.83	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$38.66 NPR5,292.08	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$24.79 NPR3,393.65	-73.1%
Average			-54.0%

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