Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Japan

Kobe vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 14.3% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Kobe
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Kobe
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Kobe

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kobe are more expensive than in Ko Phan Ghan. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Kobe. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kobe.

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Kobe vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$7.59 ¥1,200	+113.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$4.87 ¥770	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$1.17 ¥184	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.60 ¥95	+26.0%
Average			+23.7%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.29 ¥204	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$6.33 ¥1,000	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$5.78 ¥913	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.05 ¥325	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$3.16 ¥499	+192.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$3.53 ¥558	+167.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.36 ¥215	+237.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$2.28 ¥360	+123.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$3.54 ¥559	+275.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$1.72 ¥272	+155.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.58 ¥249	+158.4%
Average			+85.7%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$4.10 ¥648	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$28.47 ¥4,499	+152.2%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$31.16 ¥4,923	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$687.49 ¥109K	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$463.95 ¥73,311	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$111.27 ¥17,583	+153.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$322.65 ¥50,984	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$6,149.41 ¥972K	+6.1%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$2.06 ¥326	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$2.34 ¥370	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$3.48 ¥550	+67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$46.39 ¥7,331	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$11.39 ¥1,799	+50.3%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$50.30 ¥7,948	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$25.31 ¥3,999	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$45.97 ¥7,264	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$65.37 ¥10,330	-25.6%
Average			-29.2%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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