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Chon Buri vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 40.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 64.9% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Chon Buri

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Chon Buri.

Chon Buri vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$2.02 THB64.14	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$7.75 THB246.68	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.70 THB22.30	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.49 THB15.62	-78.1%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.33 THB42.43	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$6.20 THB197.34	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.46 THB173.66	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.88 THB59.80	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.24 THB39.57	-70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.21 THB38.49	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.37 THB11.75	-72.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.87 THB27.60	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.66 THB20.89	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.79 THB25.06	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.85 THB27.19	-18.0%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$5.08 THB161.56	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+92.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$8.76 THB278.75	-53.7%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$22.05 THB701.64	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$542.73 THB17,267.67	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$65.89 THB2,096.52	-58.6%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	+19.2%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.86 THB59.20	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.86 THB59.20	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$4.65 THB148.01	-85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$7.75 THB246.68	-40.7%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$16.44 THB522.96	-76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$24.81 THB789.38	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-58.1%
Average			-50.6%

Canberra vs. Chon Buri - Cost of clothing

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