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Hua Hin vs. Curitiba Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 1.2% cheaper than Curitiba.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 0.2% more in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Hua Hin

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare in Hua Hin are more expensive than in Curitiba. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Hua Hin.

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Hua Hin vs. Curitiba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Curitiba, you would:

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 R$32.12	$3.10 THB104.19	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.56 R$33.65	$8.82 THB296.43	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 R$6.17	$0.70 THB23.55	-41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 R$3.63	$0.36 THB12.16	-48.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 R$7.90	$1.39 THB46.74	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 R$21.84	$6.20 THB208.39	+45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 R$19.56	$5.46 THB183.37	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 R$11.51	$1.88 THB63.14	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 R$10.01	$1.24 THB41.78	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 R$4.85	$1.21 THB40.64	+27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.29	$0.37 THB12.41	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 R$2.23	$0.87 THB29.14	+99.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.83	$0.66 THB22.06	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 R$2.26	$0.64 THB21.41	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 R$2.20	$0.48 THB16.19	+12.3%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 R$24.45	$4.97 THB166.96	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.09 R$246.57	$12.41 THB416.77	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,721.83 R$106K	$21,709.13 THB729K	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.13 R$36.54	$8.68 THB291.74	+21.9%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.21 R$108.72	$18.64 THB626.20	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$383.73 R$1,967.47	$460.03 THB15,455.26	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.47 R$1,376.52	$316.33 THB10,627.66	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.85 R$286.35	$59.81 THB2,009.30	+7.1%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.70 R$1,510.99	$139.56 THB4,688.67	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,891.96 R$35,336.46	$10,544.43 THB354K	+53.0%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 R$11.54	$2.17 THB72.93	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 R$11.32	$2.06 THB69.21	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.25 R$11.54	$4.65 THB156.29	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.52 R$136.00	$50.65 THB1,701.82	+91.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 R$33.65	$7.75 THB260.48	+18.1%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Curitiba	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.37 R$299.26	$16.44 THB552.22	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.18 R$236.79	$19.85 THB666.83	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.13 R$436.50	$83.74 THB2,813.20	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.18 R$359.82	$49.62 THB1,667.08	-29.3%
Average			-39.9%

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