Cost of living comparison
Recife is 6.8% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Recife instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 54.1% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.31
|
$4.39
R$25.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.47
|
$0.86
R$4.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.57
|
$0.53
R$3.05
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.41
|
$1.35
R$7.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB325.23
|
$4.01
R$22.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB221.89
|
$5.29
R$30.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB74.68
|
$2.52
R$14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.85
|
$1.76
R$10.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.06
|
$1.14
R$6.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.63
|
$0.50
R$2.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.32
|
$0.61
R$3.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.07
|
$0.70
R$3.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.28
|
$0.50
R$2.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.66
|
$0.51
R$2.90
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.87
|
$4.00
R$22.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
$38.99
R$222.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
$23,395.46
R$133,529.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB353.78
|
$5.85
R$33.38
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB506.75
|
$19.30
R$110.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
$281.48
R$1,606.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
$170.59
R$973.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
$44.96
R$256.61
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
$337.93
R$1,928.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
$18,456.42
R$105,340.01
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.98
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB79.63
|
$1.64
R$9.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB139.96
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
$21.58
R$123.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB233.26
|
$6.82
R$38.95
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Recife
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
$57.84
R$330.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
$46.30
R$264.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
$84.48
R$482.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,112.64
|
$70.19
R$400.59
|
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