Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Hua Hin Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 78.1% more expensive than Hua Hin.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% more in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 65.9% more in Nagoya

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Nagoya are more expensive than in Hua Hin. Notably, transportation, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Hua Hin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Hua Hin, you would:

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pay 61.5% more for restaurants

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$6.68 ¥1,086	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 THB296.43	$5.35 ¥868	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.55	$1.14 ¥185	+62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB12.16	$0.75 ¥122	+107.8%
Average			+61.5%

Hua Hin vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 THB46.74	$1.46 ¥237	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB208.39	$4.86 ¥789	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB183.37	$6.11 ¥993	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 THB63.14	$2.21 ¥359	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.78	$3.09 ¥502	+148.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 THB40.64	$2.75 ¥447	+127.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB12.41	$1.36 ¥222	+269.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.14	$1.76 ¥286	+102.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.06	$2.64 ¥428	+301.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB21.41	$1.48 ¥240	+131.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.19	$1.14 ¥186	+137.5%
Average			+112.0%

Hua Hin vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB166.96	$4.43 ¥720	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.41 THB416.77	$53.46 ¥8,684	+330.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,709.13 THB729K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 THB291.74	$24.99 ¥4,060	+187.8%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB626.20	$32.74 ¥5,319	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.03 THB15,455.26	$573.57 ¥93,175	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.33 THB10,627.66	$395.38 ¥64,227	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB2,009.30	$105.54 ¥17,144	+76.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.56 THB4,688.67	$461.83 ¥75,023	+230.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB354K	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+3.5%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$2.00 ¥326	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 THB69.21	$2.79 ¥454	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB156.29	$3.34 ¥543	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.65 THB1,701.82	$53.90 ¥8,757	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB260.48	$12.03 ¥1,954	+55.1%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 65.9% more for clothing

	Hua Hin	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB552.22	$44.33 ¥7,201	+169.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB666.83	$30.91 ¥5,021	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,813.20	$50.12 ¥8,141	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,667.08	$88.54 ¥14,383	+78.4%
Average			+65.9%

Hua Hin vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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