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United States

Jonesboro vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Jonesboro is 59.1% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Jonesboro
Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Jonesboro
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Jonesboro
Housing: pay 93.0% more in Jonesboro
Childcare: pay 49.2% more in Jonesboro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Jonesboro
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Jonesboro

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

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Jonesboro vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB119.66	$27.50	+671.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB269.24	$10.50	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.81	$2.25	+144.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB16.02	$1.83	+284.2%
Average			+244.8%

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.89	$3.35	+182.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB325.43	$4.41	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB214.51	$4.20	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB71.48	$3.72	+74.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB36.18	$4.02	+272.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB44.37	$2.00	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.57	$0.51	+24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB34.15	$1.38	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.66	$1.74	+84.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.59	$0.75	+11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.50	$1.09	+77.8%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB172.14	$3.13	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB878K	$31,706.75	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB378.93	$14.43	+27.8%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 93.0% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB575.63	$72.50	+322.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,442.01	$1,148.75	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,189.89	$868.33	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,474.25	$171.40	+290.2%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,951.91	$766.67	+51.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB194K	$8,500.00	+46.7%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.76	$4.50	+78.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.90	$5.04	+82.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.80	$8.25	+296.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,894.63	$40.20	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$12.00	+58.4%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Jonesboro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,112.52	$63.59	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB963.11	$36.67	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,211.43	$78.75	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,949.32	$106.38	+21.1%
Average			+6.5%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Jonesboro - Cost of clothing

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