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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 48.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 75.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.08	$3.57 THB119.18	-79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.05	$8.02 THB268.16	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$0.92 THB30.69	-70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.68	$0.48 THB15.95	-81.3%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.69	$1.19 THB39.73	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.34	$9.70 THB324.13	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.39	$6.39 THB213.66	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.58	$2.13 THB71.19	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.45	$1.08 THB36.04	-75.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.59	$1.32 THB44.19	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.06	$0.40 THB13.52	-71.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.29	$1.02 THB34.01	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.40	$0.94 THB31.54	-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.03	$0.67 THB22.50	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.82	$0.61 THB20.42	-51.6%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.31	$5.13 THB171.45	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.46 A$133.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,820.49	$26,143.40 THB874K	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.20	$11.29 THB377.41	-32.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$79.83	$17.15 THB573.33	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,743.39 A$2,512.44	$609.02 THB20,360.43	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,478.12 A$2,130.16	$631.30 THB21,105.32	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.50	$43.92 THB1,468.37	-68.4%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 75.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,367.60 A$3,412.02	$505.04 THB16,884.26	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,226.81	$5,793.14 THB194K	-71.4%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.04	$2.53 THB84.42	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.80	$2.77 THB92.53	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.21	$2.08 THB69.52	-95.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.62 A$119.07	$56.45 THB1,887.06	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.58	$7.58 THB253.26	-51.6%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$110.05	$62.94 THB2,104.09	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.88	$28.69 THB959.26	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.68	$95.68 THB3,198.61	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$190.11	$87.87 THB2,937.55	-33.4%
Average			-29.4%

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