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Chon Buri vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 8.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 79.1% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 46.7% less in Chon Buri

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Chon Buri are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chon Buri. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Chon Buri.

Chon Buri vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 31.5% less for restaurants

	Quito	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$2.02 THB64.14	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$7.75 THB246.68	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.70 THB22.30	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.49 THB15.62	-33.0%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Quito	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.33 THB42.43	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$6.20 THB197.34	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.46 THB173.66	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.88 THB59.80	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.24 THB39.57	-64.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.21 THB38.49	+24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.37 THB11.75	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.87 THB27.60	+82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.66 THB20.89	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.79 THB25.06	+16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.85 THB27.19	+82.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 79.1% more for transportation

	Quito	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$5.08 THB161.56	+93.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+179.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.76 THB278.75	-35.1%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Quito	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$22.05 THB701.64	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$542.73 THB17,267.67	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$65.89 THB2,096.52	+162.9%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Quito	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	+69.6%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.86 THB59.20	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.86 THB59.20	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.65 THB148.01	-22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.75 THB246.68	+10.8%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 46.7% less for clothing

	Quito	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$16.44 THB522.96	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$24.81 THB789.38	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-46.5%
Average			-46.7%

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