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Italy

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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 33.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 48.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 30.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Ko Phan Ghan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.92	$3.57 THB119.18	-78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.95	$8.02 THB268.16	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$0.92 THB30.69	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.31	$0.48 THB15.95	-67.8%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.19 THB39.73	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.59	$9.70 THB324.13	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.76	$6.39 THB213.66	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.14	$2.13 THB71.19	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$1.08 THB36.04	-80.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.32 THB44.19	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.40 THB13.52	-61.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.02 THB34.01	-6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.94 THB31.54	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.67 THB22.50	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.61 THB20.42	-14.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.14	$5.13 THB171.45	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,581.77	$26,143.40 THB874K	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.90	$11.29 THB377.41	-44.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 48.9% less for housing

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.31	$17.15 THB573.33	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,073.83	$609.02 THB20,360.43	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €775.87	$631.30 THB21,105.32	-27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.59	$43.92 THB1,468.37	-72.0%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 30.9% less for childcare

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €432.80	$505.04 THB16,884.26	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €14,979.30	$5,793.14 THB194K	-65.6%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.97	$2.53 THB84.42	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$2.77 THB92.53	+33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.47	$2.08 THB69.52	-71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.13	$56.45 THB1,887.06	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.95	$7.58 THB253.26	-32.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Rome	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.35	$62.94 THB2,104.09	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.26	$28.69 THB959.26	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.29	$95.68 THB3,198.61	+14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.42	$87.87 THB2,937.55	-28.7%
Average			-11.8%

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