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Malta

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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Msida Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 32.3% cheaper than Msida.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 25.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 15.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Msida Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$3.57 THB118.59	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.92 €9.72	$8.02 THB266.83	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$0.92 THB30.54	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.48 THB15.87	-57.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.18	$1.19 THB39.53	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.67	$9.70 THB322.52	+135.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.32 €3.85	$6.39 THB212.60	+47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.39	$2.13 THB70.84	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 €4.21	$1.08 THB35.86	-77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.32 THB43.97	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.40 THB13.45	-67.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.46	$1.02 THB33.84	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$0.94 THB31.38	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.67 THB22.39	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.61 THB20.32	-33.1%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$5.13 THB170.60	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	$26,143.40 THB870K	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.93	$11.29 THB375.54	-52.0%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.99 €24.92	$17.15 THB570.48	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,049.75 €934.32	$609.02 THB20,259.21	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$906.99 €807.25	$631.30 THB21,000.40	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.68 €56.68	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-31.0%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 15.4% less for childcare

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €326.69	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	$5,793.14 THB193K	-48.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$2.53 THB84.00	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 €1.98	$2.77 THB92.07	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.78 €6.04	$2.08 THB69.18	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$7.58 THB252.00	-24.8%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Msida	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$62.94 THB2,093.63	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 €36.13	$28.69 THB954.49	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.84 €88.86	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.38 €69.76	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+12.1%
Average			-14.0%

Msida vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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