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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rajshahi Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 3.5 times more expensive than Rajshahi.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 87.6% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 17.8 times more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.3% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Ko Phan Ghan

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ko Phan Ghan are more expensive than in Rajshahi. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rajshahi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.81 BDT100.01	$3.57 THB118.59	+339.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.84 BDT350.04	$8.02 THB266.83	+182.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$0.92 THB30.54	+184.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$0.48 THB15.87	+190.1%
Average			+245.6%

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pay 87.6% more for groceries

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.18	$1.19 THB39.53	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT538.89	$9.70 THB322.52	+121.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.70 BDT333.15	$6.39 THB212.60	+136.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 BDT142.82	$2.13 THB70.84	+83.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$1.08 THB35.86	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BDT148.19	$1.32 THB43.97	+9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$0.40 THB13.45	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$1.02 THB33.84	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 BDT25.71	$0.94 THB31.38	+352.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$0.67 THB22.39	+484.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$0.61 THB20.32	+179.0%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.32	$5.13 THB170.60	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.18 BDT1,500.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$26,143.40 THB870K	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.82 BDT470.05	$11.29 THB375.54	+195.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$17.15 THB570.48	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$73.06 BDT9,001.01	$609.02 THB20,259.21	+733.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$46.00 BDT5,667.31	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+1272.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,300.35	$43.92 THB1,461.07	+25.8%
Average			+605.3%

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pay 17.8 times more for childcare

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$13.53 BDT1,666.85	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+3632.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$681.92 BDT84,009.47	$5,793.14 THB193K	+749.5%
Average			+1680.7%

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pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$2.53 THB84.00	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 BDT163.35	$2.77 THB92.07	+108.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.05	$2.08 THB69.18	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$5.95 BDT733.42	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+848.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$7.58 THB252.00	+86.6%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Rajshahi	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.04 BDT866.76	$62.94 THB2,093.63	+794.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.88 BDT1,833.54	$28.69 THB954.49	+92.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.71 BDT3,167.02	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+272.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$21.11 BDT2,600.29	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+316.3%
Average			+304.3%

Rajshahi vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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