Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Thailand

Udon Thani vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 38.4% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 68.9% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 15.5% less in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Udon Thani

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Udon Thani.

Udon Thani vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 68.9% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,019	$2.48 THB81.51	-87.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$10.85 THB356.61	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF323	$0.83 THB27.38	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF286	$0.31 THB10.19	-88.8%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.37 THB45.12	+75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,346	$9.30 THB305.66	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF650	$8.05 THB264.58	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF668	$1.59 THB52.10	-75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF790	$1.09 THB35.82	-85.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF244	$1.06 THB34.94	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.45 THB14.79	-63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF275	$0.98 THB32.12	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF366	$0.84 THB27.73	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.73 THB24.03	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.47 THB15.37	-61.7%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF618	$4.77 THB156.73	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.18 THB433.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$43,643.10 THB1M	+122.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,200	$13.12 THB430.98	-93.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,100	$23.26 THB764.15	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$206.02 THB6,768.22	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$126.27 THB4,148.26	-87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,861	$55.30 THB1,816.62	-61.6%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 15.5% less for childcare

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,477	$284.29 THB9,339.66	-41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$10,854.56 THB357K	+10.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF328	$1.86 THB61.13	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF416	$1.60 THB52.64	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,252	$4.19 THB137.55	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,086	$78.31 THB2,572.65	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$6.20 THB203.77	-57.8%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Papeete	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,400	$36.60 THB1,202.27	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,736	$54.79 THB1,800.01	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,409	$72.88 THB2,394.35	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,591	$83.74 THB2,750.95	-9.9%
Average			-24.1%

Papeete vs. Udon Thani - Cost of clothing

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