Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Thailand

Chon Buri vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 40.5% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 63.8% less in Chon Buri

The cost of transportation and childcare in Chon Buri are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Chon Buri.

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Chon Buri vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Athens	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$1.93 THB64.73	-88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$7.43 THB248.95	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.53	$0.72 THB24.27	-74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.36 THB12.06	-35.7%
Average			-72.7%

Athens vs. Chon Buri - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Athens	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$1.28 THB42.82	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.78	$6.19 THB207.61	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.40	$5.47 THB183.20	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$1.90 THB63.63	-61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.27	$1.11 THB37.26	-76.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$1.60 THB53.50	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.44 THB14.83	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.10 THB36.73	+71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.73 THB24.41	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.91 THB30.62	+89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.48 THB16.16	-6.7%
Average			-19.6%

Athens vs. Chon Buri - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Athens	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.82	$5.03 THB168.53	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €27.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €25,094.18	$53,475.14 THB2M	+91.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.25	$14.85 THB497.89	+18.4%
Average			+2.5%

Athens vs. Chon Buri - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Athens	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.24	$23.25 THB779.21	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €666.01	$519.90 THB17,426.27	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €588.16	$252.52 THB8,464.19	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €144.06	$63.11 THB2,115.38	-60.7%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Athens	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €514.58	$716.27 THB24,008.42	+24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,560.60	$10,823.49 THB363K	-16.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$1.78 THB59.75	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.69	$1.78 THB59.75	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$4.46 THB149.37	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.96	$56.58 THB1,896.63	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.54	$6.54 THB219.07	-38.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 63.8% less for clothing

	Athens	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €82.14	$5.94 THB199.16	-93.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.89	$35.65 THB1,194.94	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €93.38	$71.30 THB2,389.89	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.80	$53.48 THB1,792.42	-56.7%
Average			-63.8%

Athens vs. Chon Buri - Cost of clothing

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