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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 8.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan

The cost of restaurants and housing in Ko Phan Ghan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ko Phan Ghan.

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ko Phan Ghan instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$3.57 THB119.18	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$8.02 THB268.16	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$0.92 THB30.69	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$0.48 THB15.95	+35.4%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$1.19 THB39.73	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$9.70 THB324.13	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$6.39 THB213.66	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$2.13 THB71.19	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$1.08 THB36.04	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$1.32 THB44.19	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$0.40 THB13.52	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$1.02 THB34.01	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$0.94 THB31.54	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.67 THB22.50	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$0.61 THB20.42	-11.7%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$5.13 THB171.45	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,143.40 THB874K	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	$11.29 THB377.41	+7.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$17.15 THB573.33	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$609.02 THB20,360.43	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$631.30 THB21,105.32	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$43.92 THB1,468.37	-46.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$505.04 THB16,884.26	-11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$5,793.14 THB194K	-64.9%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$2.53 THB84.42	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$2.77 THB92.53	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$2.08 THB69.52	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$56.45 THB1,887.06	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$7.58 THB253.26
Average			-16.2%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$62.94 THB2,104.09	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$28.69 THB959.26	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$95.68 THB3,198.61	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$87.87 THB2,937.55	-20.1%
Average			-16.4%

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