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Chon Buri vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 64.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 79.7% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 68.4% less in Chon Buri

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Chon Buri.

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Chon Buri vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.33	$1.93 THB64.73	-88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.23	$7.43 THB248.95	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.09	$0.72 THB24.27	-74.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.22	$0.36 THB12.06	-83.8%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.14	$1.28 THB42.82	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.64	$6.19 THB207.61	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.34	$5.47 THB183.20	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$8.08	$1.90 THB63.63	-65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.31	$1.11 THB37.26	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.63	$1.60 THB53.50	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.12	$0.44 THB14.83	-69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.27	$1.10 THB36.73	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.88	$0.73 THB24.41	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.91 THB30.62	-38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.56	$0.48 THB16.16	-54.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.86	$5.03 THB168.53	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$220.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$42,052.05	$53,475.14 THB2M	+85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.63	$14.85 THB497.89	-8.5%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 79.7% less for housing

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$81.81	$23.25 THB779.21	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,663.68	$519.90 THB17,426.27	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,537.71	$252.52 THB8,464.19	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$245.17	$63.11 THB2,115.38	-62.5%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,195.62	$716.27 THB24,008.42	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$41,393.00	$10,823.49 THB363K	-61.9%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.15	$1.78 THB59.75	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.78	$1.78 THB59.75	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$4.46 THB149.37	-90.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$109.56	$56.58 THB1,896.63	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.33	$6.54 THB219.07	-62.5%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 68.4% less for clothing

	Sydney	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$114.50	$5.94 THB199.16	-92.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$101.33	$35.65 THB1,194.94	-48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$162.13	$71.30 THB2,389.89	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$193.91	$53.48 THB1,792.42	-59.9%
Average			-68.4%

Sydney vs. Chon Buri - Cost of clothing

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