Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Malta

Msida vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Msida is 47.7% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Msida
Groceries: pay 43.2% more in Msida
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Msida
Housing: pay 55.7% more in Msida
Childcare: pay 18.2% more in Msida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% more in Msida
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Msida

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

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Msida vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$11.20 €9.97	+214.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$10.92 €9.72	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.24 €1.99	+144.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.12 €1.00	+134.7%
Average			+122.0%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Msida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.2% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.33 €1.18	+11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$4.13 €3.67	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$4.32 €3.85	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.69 €2.39	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$4.73 €4.21	+339.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.90 €1.69	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.26 €1.12	+210.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.64 €1.46	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$1.53 €1.36	+61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$1.13 €1.00	+67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.91 €0.81	+49.6%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$5.68 €5.06	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$23.51 €20.93	+108.3%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 55.7% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$27.99 €24.92	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$1,049.75 €934.32	+72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$906.99 €807.25	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$63.68 €56.68	+45.0%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 18.2% more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$367.05 €326.69	-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	+92.2%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$4.53 €4.04	+79.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$2.22 €1.98	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$6.78 €6.04	+226.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$55.99 €49.83	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$10.08 €8.97	+33.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Msida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$87.34 €77.74	+38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$40.59 €36.13	+41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$99.84 €88.86	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$78.38 €69.76	-10.8%
Average			+16.3%

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