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Selangor vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 14.0% cheaper than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Selangor
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Selangor
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Selangor
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Selangor
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Selangor
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Selangor

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

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Selangor vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$4.28 MYR17.49	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$3.92 MYR15.99	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.81 MYR3.30	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.45 MYR1.83	-6.0%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.07 MYR4.37	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$7.00 MYR28.58	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$7.13 MYR29.12	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$1.94 MYR7.91	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$2.02 MYR8.25	+87.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.55 MYR6.32	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$0.82 MYR3.34	+102.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.04 MYR4.23	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$0.71 MYR2.91	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.59 MYR2.41	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.48 MYR1.96	-21.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$2.90 MYR11.82	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.24 MYR49.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$11.01 MYR44.96	-2.5%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$26.27 MYR107.27	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	-45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$47.56 MYR194.21	+8.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$122.35 MYR499.58	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	+24.5%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$4.40 MYR17.99	+74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$2.25 MYR9.19	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$4.40 MYR17.99	+111.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$40.38 MYR164.86	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.02 MYR20.48	-33.8%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$71.46 MYR291.78	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$41.92 MYR171.18	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$78.22 MYR319.40	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$81.57 MYR333.06	-7.2%
Average			+5.9%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Selangor - Cost of clothing

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