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Sweden

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Thailand

Hua Hin vs. Vasteras Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 34.8% cheaper than Vasteras.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 43.5% more in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Hua Hin

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hua Hin.

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Hua Hin vs. Vasteras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Vasteras, you would:

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.71 SEK141.85	$3.10 THB104.19	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.53 SEK101.54	$8.82 THB296.43	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 SEK26.70	$0.70 THB23.55	-74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.28	$0.36 THB12.16	-84.3%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.02	$1.39 THB46.74	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.98 SEK57.66	$6.20 THB208.39	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.81 SEK56.09	$5.46 THB183.37	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 SEK38.25	$1.88 THB63.14	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 SEK54.74	$1.24 THB41.78	-78.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SEK14.34	$1.21 THB40.64	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 SEK11.46	$0.37 THB12.41	-68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.39	$0.87 THB29.14	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.20	$0.66 THB22.06	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.71	$0.64 THB21.41	-8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK8.10	$0.48 THB16.19	-42.6%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34 SEK70.84	$4.97 THB166.96	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.05 SEK714.38	$12.41 THB416.77	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK315K	$21,709.13 THB729K	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.98 SEK260.24	$8.68 THB291.74	-67.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.64 SEK401.68	$18.64 THB626.20	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.17 SEK7,960.21	$460.03 THB15,455.26	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.37 SEK5,791.56	$316.33 THB10,627.66	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.37 SEK736.67	$59.81 THB2,009.30	-21.7%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 43.5% more for childcare

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.04 SEK1,534.21	$139.56 THB4,688.67	-12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,289.58 SEK51,026.96	$10,544.43 THB354K	+99.3%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.67 SEK73.99	$2.17 THB72.93	-71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 SEK44.22	$2.06 THB69.21	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 SEK71.44	$4.65 THB156.29	-37.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.90 SEK355.96	$50.65 THB1,701.82	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.57 SEK188.80	$7.75 THB260.48	-60.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Vasteras	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.21 SEK918.49	$16.44 THB552.22	-82.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.32 SEK408.22	$19.85 THB666.83	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.57 SEK892.97	$83.74 THB2,813.20	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.31 SEK1,199.13	$49.62 THB1,667.08	-60.1%
Average			-51.4%

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