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Hua Hin vs. Pune Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 70.5% more expensive than Pune.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 70.1% more in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Hua Hin

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Hua Hin are more expensive than in Pune. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Hua Hin.

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Hua Hin vs. Pune Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Pune, you would:

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Pune	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.51 ₹435.86	$3.10 THB104.19	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 ₹490.35	$8.82 THB296.43	+73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₹45.29	$0.70 THB23.55	+49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹18.03	$0.36 THB12.16	+93.9%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Pune	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 ₹55.93	$1.39 THB46.74	+140.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 ₹336.06	$6.20 THB208.39	+78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.92 ₹282.21	$5.46 THB183.37	+86.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.07 ₹103.83	$1.88 THB63.14	+74.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 ₹170.52	$1.24 THB41.78	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 ₹120.60	$1.21 THB40.64	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 ₹35.92	$0.37 THB12.41	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ₹65.23	$0.87 THB29.14	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 ₹29.04	$0.66 THB22.06	+118.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.79	$0.64 THB21.41	+148.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.93	$0.48 THB16.19	+86.8%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 70.1% more for transportation

	Pune	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 ₹431.86	$4.97 THB166.96	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 ₹1,089.66	$12.41 THB416.77	+10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,658.18 ₹1M	$21,709.13 THB729K	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 ₹269.69	$8.68 THB291.74	+211.2%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Pune	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.07 ₹877.00	$18.64 THB626.20	+105.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$269.00 ₹25,996.22	$460.03 THB15,455.26	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.19 ₹17,509.74	$316.33 THB10,627.66	+74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.69 ₹2,193.03	$59.81 THB2,009.30	+163.5%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Pune	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.55 ₹10,490.16	$139.56 THB4,688.67	+28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,542.93 ₹246K	$10,544.43 THB354K	+314.7%
Average			+171.7%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pune	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.26 ₹217.93	$2.17 THB72.93	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 ₹242.76	$2.06 THB69.21	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ₹386.83	$4.65 THB156.29	+16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.80 ₹1,913.69	$50.65 THB1,701.82	+155.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 ₹435.86	$7.75 THB260.48	+71.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Pune	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.40 ₹3,227.65	$16.44 THB552.22	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.02 ₹3,191.00	$19.85 THB666.83	-39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.50 ₹5,846.41	$83.74 THB2,813.20	+38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.75 ₹4,131.59	$49.62 THB1,667.08	+16.1%
Average			-9.0%

Pune vs. Hua Hin - Cost of clothing

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