Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Gainesville vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Gainesville is 90.4% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Gainesville
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Gainesville
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Gainesville
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Gainesville
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Gainesville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% more in Gainesville
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Gainesville

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

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Gainesville vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB119.66	$15.00	+320.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB269.24	$10.00	+24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.81	$2.00	+117.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB16.02	$1.50	+214.4%
Average			+150.0%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Gainesville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.89	$2.42	+103.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB325.43	$8.26	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB214.51	$3.17	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB71.48	$3.53	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB36.18	$3.47	+222.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB44.37	$1.87	+41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.57	$0.55	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB34.15	$1.15	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.66	$2.12	+124.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.59	$1.06	+57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.50	$0.98	+60.5%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB172.14	$3.10	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB878K	$32,000.00	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB378.93	$29.35	+160.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB575.63	$88.33	+415.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,442.01	$1,660.67	+172.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,189.89	$1,363.33	+116.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,474.25	$137.59	+213.3%
Average			+161.8%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,951.91	$2,577.11	+410.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB194K	$54,725.00	+844.7%
Average			+594.3%

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pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.76	$6.00	+137.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.90	$5.25	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.80	$7.50	+260.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,894.63	$39.00	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$13.00	+71.6%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gainesville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,112.52	$63.75	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB963.11	$45.00	+56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,211.43	$100.00	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,949.32	$100.00	+13.8%
Average			+17.2%

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