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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 16.2% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 82.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ko Phan Ghan are more expensive than in Selangor. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Ko Phan Ghan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ko Phan Ghan.

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.49	$3.57 THB118.59	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.99	$8.02 THB266.83	+104.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$0.92 THB30.54	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.83	$0.48 THB15.87	+6.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.37	$1.19 THB39.53	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$9.70 THB322.52	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR29.12	$6.39 THB212.60	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.91	$2.13 THB70.84	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$1.08 THB35.86	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.32 THB43.97	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.40 THB13.45	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.02 THB33.84	-1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.94 THB31.38	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.67 THB22.39	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.61 THB20.32	+27.0%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.82	$5.13 THB170.60	+77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$26,143.40 THB870K	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$11.29 THB375.54	+2.5%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$17.15 THB570.48	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	$609.02 THB20,259.21	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-7.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR499.58	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+312.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	$5,793.14 THB193K	-19.7%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.53 THB84.00	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.19	$2.77 THB92.07	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.08 THB69.18	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR164.86	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$7.58 THB252.00	+51.0%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Selangor	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$62.94 THB2,093.63	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$28.69 THB954.49	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR319.40	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR333.06	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+7.7%
Average			-5.6%

Selangor vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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