Cost of living comparison

 Palmer (AK), United States
compared to
 Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok vs. Palmer Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok vs. Palmer Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.7% less for restaurants

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
 
$2.91
THB98.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$5.83
THB196.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.38
 
$0.62
THB20.79

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$3.99
 
$1.52
THB51.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.17
 
$11.74
THB396.28
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
 
$7.32
THB247.04

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.04
 
$4.47
THB150.73
Monthly public transit pass $60.00
 
$39.32
THB1,327.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00
 
$55,345.18
THB1,868,239.73

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pay 66.7% less for housing

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$129.33
 
$15.36
THB518.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,350.00
 
$571.31
THB19,285.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,175.00
 
$301.88
THB10,190.40

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pay 3.4% less for childcare

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $962.50
 
$632.63
THB21,355.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,350.00
 
$13,191.37
THB445,289.64

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$2.33
THB78.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$2.58
THB87.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.90
 
$4.20
THB141.84

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

 
Palmer
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.80
 
$55.27
THB1,865.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.00
 
$34.84
THB1,176.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.58
 
$97.10
THB3,277.58

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