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Thailand

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Uruguay

Maldonado vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Maldonado is 17.9% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Maldonado
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Maldonado
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Maldonado
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Maldonado
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Maldonado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in Maldonado
Clothing: pay 34.3% more in Maldonado

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

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Maldonado vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$15.00 UYU604.72	+320.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$13.71 UYU552.87	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.68 UYU108.11	+192.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$2.05 UYU82.66	+329.7%
Average			+196.6%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Maldonado - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$2.74 UYU110.47	+130.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$7.03 UYU283.55	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$4.37 UYU176.18	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$4.09 UYU164.85	+92.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$5.29 UYU213.26	+390.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.28 UYU51.67	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$0.99 UYU39.78	+144.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.80 UYU32.15	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$1.44 UYU58.00	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.92 UYU37.22	+37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.93 UYU37.50	+52.3%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$8.25 UYU332.50	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.87 UYU2,010.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$6.89 UYU277.84	-39.0%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+159.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$423.88 UYU17,088.55	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$317.91 UYU12,816.42	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+100.2%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$6,649.05 UYU268K	+14.8%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$2.99 UYU120.63	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$4.66 UYU187.82	+68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$5.49 UYU221.15	+163.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$48.21 UYU1,943.40	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$12.22 UYU492.55	+61.3%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 34.3% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Maldonado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	+30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+34.4%
Average			+34.3%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Maldonado - Cost of clothing

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