Cost of living comparison

Durres, Albania

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Durres Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 55.4% more expensive than Durres.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 82.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Durres Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Durres	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.73 ALL762	$2.91 THB97.17	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 ALL611	$5.83 THB194.33	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 ALL150	$0.62 THB20.54	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL67	$0.29 THB9.73	-61.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Durres	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL68	$1.52 THB50.78	+96.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ALL437	$11.74 THB391.60	+134.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL612	$7.32 THB244.12	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL251	$2.27 THB75.79	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.17 ALL277	$1.31 THB43.85	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL43	$1.47 THB49.08	+197.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ALL88	$0.73 THB24.23	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL48	$1.04 THB34.53	+86.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ALL47	$0.80 THB26.84	+50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL41	$0.71 THB23.77	+50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL38	$0.62 THB20.76	+42.3%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 82.4% more for transportation

	Durres	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL681	$4.47 THB148.95	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.92 ALL1,477	$39.32 THB1,311.73	+132.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,191.38 ALL1,238,550	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	+290.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.74 ALL1,810	$10.34 THB344.94	-50.1%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Durres	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.65 ALL1,453	$15.36 THB512.36	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$398.25 ALL34,757	$571.31 THB19,056.98	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$293.48 ALL25,614	$301.88 THB10,069.88	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,260	$67.33 THB2,245.95	+37.9%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Durres	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.75 ALL14,291	$632.63 THB21,102.71	+286.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.67 ALL357,274	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	+222.2%
Average			+254.2%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Durres	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 ALL219	$2.33 THB77.73	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 ALL154	$2.58 THB86.18	+46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 ALL319	$4.20 THB140.16	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.57 ALL3,017	$54.58 THB1,820.56	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL572	$7.28 THB242.91	+11.2%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Durres	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.48 ALL3,096	$55.27 THB1,843.58	+55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.84 ALL3,215	$34.84 THB1,162.12	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.14 ALL6,907	$97.10 THB3,238.82	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.73 ALL12,544	$92.12 THB3,072.86	-35.9%
Average			+9.3%

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