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Hua Hin vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 53.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 55.9% less in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% less in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 51.2% less in Hua Hin

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

Hua Hin vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 35.1% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$3.10 THB97.52	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$8.82 THB277.44	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.70 THB22.04	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.36 THB11.38	-67.5%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.39 THB43.75	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.20 THB195.04	-50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.46 THB171.63	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$1.88 THB59.10	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$1.24 THB39.10	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.21 THB38.04	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.37 THB11.61	-66.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.87 THB27.28	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.66 THB20.64	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.64 THB20.04	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.48 THB15.15	-54.5%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 55.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.97 THB156.26	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$12.41 THB390.07	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$8.68 THB273.05	-40.2%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$18.64 THB586.09	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$460.03 THB14,465.26	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$316.33 THB9,946.90	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$59.81 THB1,880.59	-66.3%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$139.56 THB4,388.34	-86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	-52.6%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.17 THB68.26	-66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.06 THB64.78	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.65 THB146.28	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$50.65 THB1,592.80	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$7.75 THB243.80	-39.7%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 51.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$16.44 THB516.85	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$19.85 THB624.12	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$83.74 THB2,633.00	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$49.62 THB1,560.30	-65.3%
Average			-51.2%

Hong Kong vs. Hua Hin - Cost of clothing

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