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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 13.7% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 44.9% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 97.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$3.57 THB118.59	-5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$8.02 THB266.83	+70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$0.92 THB30.54
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.48 THB15.87	-26.9%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 44.9% less for groceries

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$57.28	$1.19 THB39.53	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$9.70 THB322.52	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.39 THB212.60	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.13 THB70.84	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$1.08 THB35.86	-75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.32 THB43.97	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$0.40 THB13.45	-68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.02 THB33.84	-26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$0.94 THB31.38	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.67 THB22.39	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.61 THB20.32	-41.3%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$127.46	$5.13 THB170.60	+30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,143.40 THB870K	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$287.78	$11.29 THB375.54	+27.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$17.15 THB570.48	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	$609.02 THB20,259.21	+104.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+221.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-33.7%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	$505.04 THB16,800.32	+17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$178K	$5,793.14 THB193K	+5.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$2.53 THB84.00	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$105.27	$2.77 THB92.07	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$2.08 THB69.18	-47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	$56.45 THB1,877.68	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$7.58 THB252.00	-22.1%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Tainan	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$62.94 THB2,093.63	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$28.69 THB954.49	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-16.4%
Average			-9.4%

Tainan vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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