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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 12.5% cheaper than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 21.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$3.57 THB118.59	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$8.02 THB266.83	+64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$0.92 THB30.54	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$0.48 THB15.87	-20.6%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$1.19 THB39.53	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$9.70 THB322.52	+53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$6.39 THB212.60	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$2.13 THB70.84	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$1.08 THB35.86	-65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$1.32 THB43.97	-62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.40 THB13.45	-70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$1.02 THB33.84	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$0.94 THB31.38	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.67 THB22.39	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.61 THB20.32	-61.3%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$5.13 THB170.60	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$26,143.40 THB870K	+30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$11.29 THB375.54	-60.3%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$17.15 THB570.48	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$609.02 THB20,259.21	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-60.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 21.4% more for childcare

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$5,793.14 THB193K	-5.8%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$2.53 THB84.00	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$2.77 THB92.07	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$2.08 THB69.18	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$7.58 THB252.00	-33.5%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Kobe	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$62.94 THB2,093.63	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$28.69 THB954.49	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+108.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+34.4%
Average			+41.1%

Kobe vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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