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Khon Kaen vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Khon Kaen is 46.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% less in Khon Kaen
Groceries: pay 51.2% less in Khon Kaen
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Khon Kaen
Housing: pay 61.2% less in Khon Kaen
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Khon Kaen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% less in Khon Kaen
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Khon Kaen

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Khon Kaen.

Khon Kaen vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khon Kaen instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 52.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$1.55 THB48.76	-80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$6.20 THB195.04	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.64 THB19.99	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.30 THB9.36	-73.2%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 51.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.24 THB39.01	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.61 THB81.92	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$1.39 THB43.79	-71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.42 THB13.27	-61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.70 THB22.12	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.56 THB17.69	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.63 THB19.68	-40.9%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.86 THB152.92	-59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$46,519.56 THB1,462,778.91	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	??
Average			-19.2%

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pay 61.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$23.27 THB731.81	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$253.27 THB7,964.02	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$170.57 THB5,363.52	-89.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$52.03 THB1,635.95	-70.7%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$9,303.91 THB292,555.78	-58.2%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$1.85 THB58.02	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$1.55 THB48.76	-70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$62.03 THB1,950.37	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$6.20 THB195.04	-51.7%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Khon Kaen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$31.01 THB975.19	-58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$41.87 THB1,316.50	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$77.53 THB2,437.96	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$93.04 THB2,925.56	-34.8%
Average			-27.3%

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