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Tainan vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 12.1% cheaper than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Tainan

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

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Tainan vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$3.77 NT$122.24	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$4.71 NT$152.81	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.92 NT$29.80
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.65 NT$21.18	+36.8%
Average			-12.2%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.76 NT$57.28	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$9.85 NT$319.53	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$11.54 NT$374.58	+80.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.72 NT$88.34	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$4.45 NT$144.40	+312.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$2.23 NT$72.36	+68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.29 NT$41.72	+218.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.38 NT$44.91	+36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$2.02 NT$65.53	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$1.25 NT$40.46	+85.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.04 NT$33.78	+70.4%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$3.93 NT$127.46	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.74 NT$1,095.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$8.87 NT$287.78	-21.5%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$21.44 NT$695.94	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+50.9%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	-14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$5,493.16 NT$178K	-5.2%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$2.83 NT$91.68	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$3.24 NT$105.27	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$3.92 NT$127.34	+88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$9.73 NT$315.80	+28.4%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+19.6%
Average			+10.4%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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