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Thailand vs. Khon Kaen Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 11.2% more expensive than Khon Kaen.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% more in Thailand
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Thailand

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Thailand are more expensive than in Khon Kaen. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Khon Kaen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Khon Kaen, you would:

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pay 30.4% more for restaurants

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 THB49.26	$2.67 THB84.88	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.04	$6.99 THB222.19	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 THB20.20	$0.73 THB23.34	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 THB9.46	$0.36 THB11.43	+20.9%
Average			+30.4%

Khon Kaen vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB39.41	$1.41 THB44.74	+13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.88 THB250.42
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$7.17 THB227.63
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 THB82.75	$2.07 THB65.76	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB44.24	$1.41 THB44.86	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.33 THB42.20
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 THB13.41	$0.59 THB18.83	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 THB22.34	$0.90 THB28.53	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.87	$0.75 THB23.93	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.71 THB22.62
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.89	$0.62 THB19.59	-1.5%
Average			+13.6%

Khon Kaen vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.86 THB154.48	$4.83 THB153.50	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.12 THB893.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,519.56 THB1M	$30,471.21 THB968K	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.53 THB334.48
Average			-17.6%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.27 THB739.31	$18.52 THB588.38	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.27 THB8,045.61	$414.60 THB13,170.48	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$170.57 THB5,418.47	$266.86 THB8,477.20	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.03 THB1,652.71	$60.46 THB1,920.61	+16.2%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$359.13 THB11,408.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,303.91 THB296K	$11,104.31 THB353K	+19.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 THB58.62	$2.15 THB68.44	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.26	$1.97 THB62.60	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.31 THB137.05
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.03 THB1,970.35	$53.45 THB1,698.04	-13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB197.04	$6.32 THB200.67	+1.8%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Khon Kaen	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.01 THB985.18	$37.08 THB1,177.92	+19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.87 THB1,329.99	$29.48 THB936.47	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.53 THB2,462.94	$91.15 THB2,895.51	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.04 THB2,955.53	$69.13 THB2,195.88	-25.7%
Average			-4.5%

Khon Kaen vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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