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Hua Hin vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 2.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Hua Hin

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Hua Hin.

Hua Hin vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$3.10 THB97.52	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.82 THB277.44	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.70 THB22.04	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.36 THB11.38	-60.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.39 THB43.75	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$6.20 THB195.04	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$5.46 THB171.63	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.88 THB59.10	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.24 THB39.10	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.21 THB38.04	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.37 THB11.61	-58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.87 THB27.28	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.66 THB20.64	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.64 THB20.04	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.48 THB15.15	-10.2%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.97 THB156.26	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$12.41 THB390.07	+29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$8.68 THB273.05	-4.1%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$18.64 THB586.09	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$460.03 THB14,465.26	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$316.33 THB9,946.90	+15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$59.81 THB1,880.59	-27.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$139.56 THB4,388.34	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	+47.6%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.17 THB68.26	+79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.06 THB64.78	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.65 THB146.28	+148.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$50.65 THB1,592.80	+21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.75 THB243.80	+106.8%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$16.44 THB516.85	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$19.85 THB624.12	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$83.74 THB2,633.00	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$49.62 THB1,560.30	-17.6%
Average			-18.4%

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