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Belgium

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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hasselt Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 42.4% cheaper than Hasselt.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hasselt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% less for restaurants

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$3.57 THB118.59	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$8.02 THB266.83	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.20	$0.92 THB30.54	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.79	$0.48 THB15.87	-84.8%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.28	$1.19 THB39.53	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.92 €3.49	$9.70 THB322.52	+147.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.52	$6.39 THB212.60	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 €2.94	$2.13 THB70.84	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 €4.71	$1.08 THB35.86	-79.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$1.32 THB43.97	+46.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.40 THB13.45	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$1.02 THB33.84	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.94 THB31.38	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.67 THB22.39	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.61 THB20.32	+0.6%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 €6.58	$5.13 THB170.60	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.75 €29.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$26,143.40 THB870K	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$11.29 THB375.54	-58.3%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$17.15 THB570.48	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$609.02 THB20,259.21	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.48 €723.14	$631.30 THB21,000.40	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-72.0%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$505.04 THB16,800.32	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	$5,793.14 THB193K	-82.7%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21 €4.63	$2.53 THB84.00	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75 €3.34	$2.77 THB92.07	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.88 €11.46	$2.08 THB69.18	-83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.99 €24.92	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+101.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$7.58 THB252.00	-49.9%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Hasselt	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$62.94 THB2,093.63	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$28.69 THB954.49	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 €91.31	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.57 €117.10	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-33.2%
Average			-33.6%

Hasselt vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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