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Bangkok vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 33.8% more expensive than Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Restaurants: pay 37.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 23.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Centurion (Verwoerdburg). Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Centurion (Verwoerdburg), you would:

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pay 37.0% less for restaurants

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$2.91 THB100.50	-71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$5.83 THB201.00	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$0.62 THB21.24	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 ZAR14.36	$0.29 THB10.07	-62.0%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.03	$1.52 THB52.52	+42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 ZAR79.08	$11.74 THB405.04	+177.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 ZAR82.47	$7.32 THB252.51	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 ZAR45.35	$2.27 THB78.39	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR39.44	$1.31 THB45.36	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$1.47 THB50.76	+113.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.01	$0.73 THB25.06	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$1.04 THB35.72	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.96	$0.80 THB27.76	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.71 THB24.58	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.18	$0.62 THB21.47	-11.7%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR93.59	$4.47 THB154.06	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	$39.32 THB1,356.78	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+144.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$10.34 THB356.78	+1.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 23.5% more for housing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.17 ZAR863.95	$15.36 THB529.96	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+187.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	$301.88 THB10,415.67	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	$67.33 THB2,323.07	-17.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+171.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+174.8%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ZAR42.51	$2.33 THB80.40	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$2.58 THB89.14	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.12 ZAR58.46	$4.20 THB144.97	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.72 ZAR836.72	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.53 ZAR140.83	$7.28 THB251.26	-3.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$34.84 THB1,202.03	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$92.12 THB3,178.38	-6.3%
Average			+3.2%

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