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Bangkok vs. Denpasar Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 91.5% more expensive than Denpasar.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 62.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Denpasar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% more for restaurants

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	$2.91 THB100.50	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 IDR59,923.66	$5.83 THB201.00	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 IDR12,979.15	$0.62 THB21.24	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 IDR4,993.64	$0.29 THB10.07	-5.4%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 IDR24,910.79	$1.52 THB52.52	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 IDR62,919.84	$11.74 THB405.04	+202.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 IDR79,441.40	$7.32 THB252.51	+49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 IDR27,683.70	$2.27 THB78.39	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 IDR29,680.34	$1.31 THB45.36	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR21,363.05	$1.47 THB50.76	+11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR8,962.68	$0.73 THB25.06	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR9,997.59	$1.04 THB35.72	+67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 IDR10,192.85	$0.80 THB27.76	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 IDR9,489.90	$0.71 THB24.58	+21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR11,715.92	$0.62 THB21.47	-13.9%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.30 IDR53,482.89	$4.47 THB154.06	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$39.32 THB1,356.78	+208.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+117.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.01 IDR48,817.12	$10.34 THB356.78	+243.2%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.11 IDR325,834.88	$15.36 THB529.96	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$223.21 IDR3,616,082.73	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+156.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.75 IDR2,669,013.44	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.18 IDR634,688.36	$67.33 THB2,323.07	+71.9%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$146.68 IDR2,376,282.94	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+331.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,436.74 IDR88,077,443.64	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+142.6%
Average			+236.9%

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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$2.33 THB80.40	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 IDR32,028.16	$2.58 THB89.14	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	$4.20 THB144.97	+119.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 IDR602,680.46	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.51 IDR56,824.16	$7.28 THB251.26	+107.6%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 62.4% more for clothing

	Denpasar	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.54 IDR559,631.85	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 IDR258,291.62	$34.84 THB1,202.03	+118.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.69 IDR1,064,161.49	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+47.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.71 IDR1,210,280.75	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+23.3%
Average			+62.4%

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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: January 2025

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