Cost of living comparison

 Chaves, Portugal
compared to
 Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok vs. Chaves Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 20.7% more expensive than Chaves.

Restaurants
pay 47.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 26.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 27.1% more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 7.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 80.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 20.6% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Chaves Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.7% less for restaurants

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
€6.87
$2.91
THB97.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
€6.87
$5.83
THB195.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
€1.47
$0.62
THB20.63

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
€1.49
$1.52
THB51.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.49
€5.03
$11.74
THB393.39
Milk (1 gallon) $3.96
€3.63
$7.32
THB245.24

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.71
€6.14
$4.47
THB149.63
Monthly public transit pass $26.79
€24.54
$39.32
THB1,317.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,947.16
€28,348.99
$55,345.18
THB1,854,601.90

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pay 7.8% more for housing

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.40
€37.92
$15.36
THB514.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
€294.53
$571.31
THB19,144.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
€196.36
$301.88
THB10,116.01

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pay 80.8% more for childcare

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $434.17
€397.72
$632.63
THB21,199.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,109.05
€5,596.16
$13,191.37
THB442,039.11

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
€1.96
$2.33
THB78.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
€1.47
$2.58
THB86.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
€5.40
$4.20
THB140.80

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

 
Chaves
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$119.68
€109.63
$55.27
THB1,852.02
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.44
€19.64
$34.84
THB1,167.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.31
€58.91
$97.10
THB3,253.66

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