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Bangkok vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.2% cheaper than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 65.9% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 48.6% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 71.2% less for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$2.91 THB100.50	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$5.83 THB201.00	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.62 THB21.24	-75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$0.29 THB10.07	-82.3%
Average			-71.2%

Winston-salem vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$1.52 THB52.52	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$11.74 THB405.04	+77.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$7.32 THB252.51	+123.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$2.27 THB78.39	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$1.31 THB45.36	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.47 THB50.76	-47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.73 THB25.06	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.04 THB35.72	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$0.80 THB27.76	-67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.71 THB24.58	-48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.62 THB21.47	-54.2%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$4.47 THB154.06	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$39.32 THB1,356.78	-39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$10.34 THB356.78	-36.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 65.9% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$15.36 THB529.96	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$571.31 THB19,711.37	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$301.88 THB10,415.67	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$67.33 THB2,323.07	-48.9%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 48.6% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$632.63 THB21,827.34	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	-40.3%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.33 THB80.40	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$2.58 THB89.14	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.20 THB144.97	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+211.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$7.28 THB251.26	-44.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$34.84 THB1,202.03	+56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$92.12 THB3,178.38	-18.7%
Average			+25.4%

Winston-salem vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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