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Chon Buri vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 45.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 45.4% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 56.2% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Chon Buri

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Chon Buri.

Chon Buri vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$2.02 THB64.14	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$7.75 THB246.68	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.70 THB22.30	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.49 THB15.62	-55.9%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.33 THB42.43	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$6.20 THB197.34	-50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.46 THB173.66	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.88 THB59.80	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.24 THB39.57	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.21 THB38.49	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.37 THB11.75	-66.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.87 THB27.60	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.66 THB20.89	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.79 THB25.06	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.85 THB27.19	-19.3%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.08 THB161.56	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$8.76 THB278.75	-39.7%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 56.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$22.05 THB701.64	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$542.73 THB17,267.67	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$65.89 THB2,096.52	-62.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	-28.6%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.86 THB59.20	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.86 THB59.20	-64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.65 THB148.01	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$59.07 THB1,879.37	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.75 THB246.68	-39.7%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$16.44 THB522.96	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$24.81 THB789.38	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-65.3%
Average			-48.3%

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