Cost of living comparison

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 60.2% more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 71.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Blumenau - Santa Catarina. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 R$30.09	$2.91 THB98.33	-44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 R$34.11	$5.83 THB196.66	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$5.72	$0.62 THB20.79	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 R$3.18	$0.29 THB9.85	-47.1%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 R$6.21	$1.52 THB51.38	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 R$19.25	$11.74 THB396.28	+251.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 R$17.28	$7.32 THB247.04	+143.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 R$9.43	$2.27 THB76.70	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 R$7.73	$1.31 THB44.38	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 R$4.86	$1.47 THB49.67	+74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 R$2.16	$0.73 THB24.52	+93.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 R$2.24	$1.04 THB34.94	+166.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.08	$0.80 THB27.16	+50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.41	$0.71 THB24.05	+70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 R$2.36	$0.62 THB21.01	+52.0%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 71.6% more for transportation

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.73 R$21.46	$4.47 THB150.73	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.25 R$300.95	$39.32 THB1,327.43	-24.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,373.17 R$94,296.37	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+238.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.75 R$38.87	$10.34 THB349.07	+53.2%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 R$112.15	$15.36 THB518.50	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.14 R$1,665.23	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.28 R$1,193.75	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.12 R$311.68	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+24.4%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.95 R$1,520.16	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+139.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,993.24 R$28,757.05	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+164.2%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 R$11.77	$2.33 THB78.66	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 R$9.53	$2.58 THB87.21	+56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 R$10.53	$4.20 THB141.84	+129.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.47 R$117.87	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+166.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 R$32.10	$7.28 THB245.82	+30.7%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.42 R$238.55	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 R$227.05	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.90 R$425.62	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.27 R$358.63	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+47.9%
Average			+25.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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