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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rotterdam Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 56.9% cheaper than Rotterdam.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 46.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Rotterdam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.1% less for restaurants

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.72 €18.44	$3.57 THB118.59	-82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$8.02 THB266.83	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.86 €3.44	$0.92 THB30.54	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 €3.04	$0.48 THB15.87	-86.0%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 €2.11	$1.19 THB39.53	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 €5.35	$9.70 THB322.52	+61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 €4.91	$6.39 THB212.60	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.35 €4.76	$2.13 THB70.84	-60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.10 €5.43	$1.08 THB35.86	-82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.32 THB43.97	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$0.40 THB13.45	-65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.02 THB33.84	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$0.94 THB31.38	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.67 THB22.39	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.61 THB20.32	-10.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.75 €8.68	$5.13 THB170.60	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.85 €98.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	$26,143.40 THB870K	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.97 €28.45	$11.29 THB375.54	-64.7%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.94 €48.90	$17.15 THB570.48	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,961.78 €1,746.05	$609.02 THB20,259.21	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,523.86 €1,356.29	$631.30 THB21,000.40	-58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.16 €203.96	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-80.8%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,681.14 €2,386.32	$505.04 THB16,800.32	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,697.80 €11,301.50	$5,793.14 THB193K	-54.4%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.05 €6.28	$2.53 THB84.00	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 €3.90	$2.77 THB92.07	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.96	$2.08 THB69.18	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.58 €43.24	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$7.58 THB252.00	-51.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Rotterdam	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.71 €83.41	$62.94 THB2,093.63	-32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.14 €34.83	$28.69 THB954.49	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.92 €97.83	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.23 €125.70	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-37.8%
Average			-28.1%

Rotterdam vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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