Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Chon Buri Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 2.8 times more expensive than Chon Buri.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 94.1% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Sydney

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sydney are more expensive than in Chon Buri. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Chon Buri Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 THB64.73	$17.41 A$25.33	+801.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 THB248.95	$11.84 A$17.23	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 THB24.27	$2.81 A$4.09	+288.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB12.06	$2.22 A$3.22	+515.8%
Average			+334.9%

Chon Buri vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.1% more for groceries

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 THB42.82	$2.85 A$4.14	+122.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.19 THB207.61	$5.93 A$8.64	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 THB183.20	$6.42 A$9.34	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 THB63.63	$5.56 A$8.08	+192.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.11 THB37.26	$4.34 A$6.31	+290.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 THB53.50	$1.81 A$2.63	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 THB14.83	$1.45 A$2.12	+228.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 THB36.73	$1.56 A$2.27	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.41	$1.98 A$2.88	+172.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.62	$1.48 A$2.15	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.16	$1.07 A$1.56	+121.9%
Average			+94.1%

Chon Buri vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 THB168.53	$5.40 A$7.86	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$151.36 A$220.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,475.14 THB2M	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 THB497.89	$16.24 A$23.63	+9.3%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.25 THB779.21	$56.21 A$81.81	+141.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.90 THB17,426.27	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	+384.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.52 THB8,464.19	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	+590.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.11 THB2,115.38	$168.46 A$245.17	+166.9%
Average			+393.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.27 THB24,008.42	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	+206.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,823.49 THB363K	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	+162.8%
Average			+183.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.75	$7.66 A$11.15	+329.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 THB59.75	$3.97 A$5.78	+122.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 THB149.37	$44.55 A$64.84	+899.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.58 THB1,896.63	$75.28 A$109.56	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 THB219.07	$17.41 A$25.33	+166.3%
Average			+171.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Chon Buri	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$5.94 THB199.16	$78.68 A$114.50	+1224.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.65 THB1,194.94	$69.62 A$101.33	+95.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.30 THB2,389.89	$111.40 A$162.13	+56.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.48 THB1,792.42	$133.24 A$193.91	+149.2%
Average			+216.8%

Chon Buri vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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