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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Montgomery Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 41.1% cheaper than Montgomery.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Montgomery Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$3.57 THB119.66	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.29	$8.02 THB269.24	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68	$0.92 THB30.81	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.48 THB16.02	-77.1%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50	$1.19 THB39.89	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99	$9.70 THB325.43	+143.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.39 THB214.51	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21	$2.13 THB71.48	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34	$1.08 THB36.18	-67.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83	$1.32 THB44.37	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.40 THB13.57	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.02 THB34.15	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85	$0.94 THB31.66	-49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.67 THB22.59	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25	$0.61 THB20.50	-50.9%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33	$5.13 THB172.14	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,150.00	$26,143.40 THB878K	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.42	$11.29 THB378.93	-26.8%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.15	$17.15 THB575.63	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,282.00	$609.02 THB20,442.01	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,103.00	$631.30 THB21,189.89	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$232.90	$43.92 THB1,474.25	-81.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,365.67	$505.04 THB16,951.91	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,000.00	$5,793.14 THB194K	-58.6%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.53 THB84.76	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$2.77 THB92.90	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.07	$2.08 THB69.80	-77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.33	$56.45 THB1,894.63	+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$7.58 THB254.28	-24.2%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Montgomery	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.10	$62.94 THB2,112.52	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$28.69 THB963.11	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$95.68 THB3,211.43	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$87.87 THB2,949.32	-7.5%
Average			+2.8%

Montgomery vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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