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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 74.9% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Ko Phan Ghan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Ko Phan Ghan are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$3.57 THB118.59	+131.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$8.02 THB266.83	+89.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.92 THB30.54	+87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.48 THB15.87	+56.2%
Average			+103.1%

Hai Phong vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.19 THB39.53	+143.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$9.70 THB322.52	+86.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.39 THB212.60	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.13 THB70.84	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$1.08 THB35.86	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.32 THB43.97	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.40 THB13.45	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.02 THB33.84	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.94 THB31.38	+84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.67 THB22.39	+55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.61 THB20.32	+21.5%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$5.13 THB170.60	+58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$26,143.40 THB870K	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$11.29 THB375.54	+109.5%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$17.15 THB570.48	+94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$609.02 THB20,259.21	+149.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+159.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$43.92 THB1,461.07	+27.9%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+228.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$5,793.14 THB193K	+25.4%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$2.53 THB84.00	+228.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$2.77 THB92.07	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$2.08 THB69.18	+74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+144.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.58 THB252.00	+78.9%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$62.94 THB2,093.63	+36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$28.69 THB954.49	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+14.1%
Average			+24.5%

Hai Phong vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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