Cost of living comparison

United States

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Thailand

Hua Hin vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 46.9% cheaper than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 62.8% less in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Hua Hin

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hua Hin.

Hua Hin vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Fort Wayne, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$3.10 THB102.19	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.82 THB290.72	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$0.70 THB23.09	-70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$0.36 THB11.92	-83.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$1.39 THB45.84	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$6.20 THB204.37	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$5.46 THB179.84	+80.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$1.88 THB61.92	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$1.24 THB40.97	-71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.21 THB39.86	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$0.37 THB12.17	-33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$0.87 THB28.58	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$0.66 THB21.63	-71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.64 THB21.00	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.48 THB15.88	-64.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$4.97 THB163.74	+55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$12.41 THB408.74	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$21,709.13 THB715K	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$8.68 THB286.12	-43.7%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 62.8% less for housing

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$18.64 THB614.14	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$460.03 THB15,157.53	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$316.33 THB10,422.93	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$59.81 THB1,970.59	-46.0%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$139.56 THB4,598.35	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$10,544.43 THB347K	-47.3%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$2.17 THB71.53	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$2.06 THB67.88	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$4.65 THB153.28	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$50.65 THB1,669.03	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$7.75 THB255.46	-35.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$16.44 THB541.58	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$19.85 THB653.99	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$83.74 THB2,759.01	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$49.62 THB1,634.97	-50.4%
Average			-43.3%

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