Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Thailand

Hat Yai vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Hat Yai is 56.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Hat Yai
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Hat Yai
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Hat Yai
Housing: pay 84.1% less in Hat Yai
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Hat Yai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% less in Hat Yai
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Hat Yai

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hat Yai.

Hat Yai vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hat Yai instead of London, you would:

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	London	Hat Yai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.20	$1.86 THB61.31	-93.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$4.34 THB143.06	-60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$1.20 THB39.60	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.46	$0.47 THB15.33	-75.9%
Average			-72.8%

London vs. Hat Yai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	London	Hat Yai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.27 THB41.90	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$11.47 THB378.09	+107.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$5.87 THB193.41	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$2.55 THB84.00	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$1.09 THB35.92	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.20 THB39.40	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.67 THB22.02	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.91 THB30.13	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.41 THB46.35	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.55 THB50.99	+104.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.49 THB16.22	-40.8%
Average			-8.7%

London vs. Hat Yai - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	London	Hat Yai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$5.06 THB166.88	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,561.84	$19,383.15 THB639K	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.99	??
Average			-38.8%

London vs. Hat Yai - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.1% less for housing

	London	Hat Yai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.36	$9.92 THB326.99	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,329.67	$279.12 THB9,196.70	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,768.28	$113.71 THB3,746.80	-95.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.33	$67.44 THB2,222.16	-73.6%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	London	Hat Yai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,874.60	$129.22 THB4,257.73	-94.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,544.70	$8,528.59 THB281K	-70.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Hat Yai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$1.86 THB61.31	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.94	$2.75 THB90.69	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.17	$4.50 THB148.17	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.08	$49.62 THB1,634.97	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.15	$7.60 THB250.35	-62.1%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	London	Hat Yai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.73	$38.77 THB1,277.32	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.31	$27.91 THB919.67	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.18	$72.88 THB2,401.36	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.56	$100.79 THB3,321.03	-37.3%
Average			-48.1%

London vs. Hat Yai - Cost of clothing

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