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Chon Buri vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 56.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 78.8% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 41.5% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 72.2% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 84.0% more in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 66.8% less in Chon Buri

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Chon Buri. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chon Buri.

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Chon Buri vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.8% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$13.44 €12.05	$7.43 THB248.95	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$0.72 THB24.27	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$0.36 THB12.06	-88.4%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$1.28 THB42.82	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$6.19 THB207.61	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$5.47 THB183.20	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$1.90 THB63.63	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$1.11 THB37.26	-79.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.60 THB53.50	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.44 THB14.83	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$1.10 THB36.73	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$0.73 THB24.41	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$0.91 THB30.62	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$0.48 THB16.16	-50.7%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$5.03 THB168.53	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$53,475.14 THB2M	+62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$14.85 THB497.89	-51.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 72.2% less for housing

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$23.25 THB779.21	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$519.90 THB17,426.27	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$252.52 THB8,464.19	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$63.11 THB2,115.38	-78.6%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$716.27 THB24,008.42	+395.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$10,823.49 THB363K	-31.7%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$1.78 THB59.75	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$1.78 THB59.75	-58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$4.46 THB149.37	-57.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$56.58 THB1,896.63	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$6.54 THB219.07	-58.3%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 66.8% less for clothing

	Berlin	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$5.94 THB199.16	-93.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$35.65 THB1,194.94	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$71.30 THB2,389.89	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$53.48 THB1,792.42	-62.1%
Average			-66.8%

Berlin vs. Chon Buri - Cost of clothing

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