Cost of living comparison

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Cha-am vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cha-am is 1.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Cha-am
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Cha-am
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Cha-am
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Cha-am
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Cha-am
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Cha-am
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Cha-am

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Cha-am are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Cha-am.

Cha-am vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cha-am instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Cha-am
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$3.10 THB95.86	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.65	$8.82 THB272.72	+79.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.29	$0.70 THB21.66	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.43 THB13.42	+41.4%
Average			+35.2%

Beijing vs. Cha-am - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Cha-am
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.70	$1.59 THB49.13	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.22	$6.20 THB191.72	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.55	$6.89 THB212.93	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.18	$1.88 THB58.09	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.50	$1.47 THB45.43	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.74	$1.41 THB43.48	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.28	$0.63 THB19.37	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.49	$0.87 THB26.81	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.13	$0.76 THB23.35	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.39	$0.79 THB24.35	+125.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.83	$0.84 THB26.09	+104.6%
Average			+24.6%

Beijing vs. Cha-am - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Cha-am
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.88	$4.97 THB153.61	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥216.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$21,703.74 THB671K	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.73	$8.68 THB268.41	+87.6%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Cha-am
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥88.69	$22.06 THB681.94	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,414.02	$387.57 THB11,982.61	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,459.32	$279.05 THB8,627.48	-44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥269.29	$59.79 THB1,848.63	+52.3%
Average			+4.9%

Beijing vs. Cha-am - Cost of housing

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Cha-am
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,874.56	$139.52 THB4,313.74	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥159K	$10,541.82 THB326K	-54.6%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Cha-am
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.69	$2.33 THB71.90	+107.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.90	$2.06 THB63.68	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$4.65 THB143.79	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥396.65	$24.80 THB766.89	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.69	$7.75 THB239.65	-7.9%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Cha-am
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥427.26	$30.18 THB933.05	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥249.45	$19.84 THB613.51	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥560.59	$83.71 THB2,588.24	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥723.75	$49.61 THB1,533.77	-53.0%
Average			-36.9%

Beijing vs. Cha-am - Cost of clothing

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