Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Ames vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Ames is 74.6% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Ames
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ames
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Ames
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Ames
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Ames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.4% more in Ames
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Ames

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Ames are more expensive than in Ko Phan Ghan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ames.

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Ames vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ames instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB119.66	$18.00	+404.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB269.24	$12.00	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.81	$2.67	+190.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB16.02	$2.31	+384.8%
Average			+210.8%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Ames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.89	$3.58	+201.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB325.43	$5.14	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB214.51	$3.28	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB71.48	$3.42	+60.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB36.18	$6.15	+470.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB44.37	$2.63	+98.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.57	$0.83	+106.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB34.15	$3.00	+194.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.66	$2.33	+147.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.59	$2.00	+197.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.50	$1.89	+209.6%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB172.14	$3.58	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB878K	$25,000.00	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB378.93	$18.68	+65.5%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB575.63	$71.25	+315.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,442.01	$1,020.00	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,189.89	$822.75	+30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,474.25	$136.55	+210.9%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,951.91	$1,364.44	+170.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB194K	$36,151.80	+524.0%
Average			+310.6%

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pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.76	$4.00	+58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.90	$5.00	+80.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.80	$13.00	+525.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,894.63	$68.33	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$16.00	+111.2%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,112.52	$57.94	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB963.11	$44.06	+53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,211.43	$90.00	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,949.32	$106.02	+20.7%
Average			+12.5%

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