Cost of living comparison

United States

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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 53.5% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.1% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.3% less for restaurants

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$3.57 THB119.18	-87.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.02 THB268.16	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$0.92 THB30.69	-71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$0.48 THB15.95	-81.9%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$1.19 THB39.73	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$9.70 THB324.13	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$6.39 THB213.66	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$2.13 THB71.19	-62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$1.08 THB36.04	-85.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$1.32 THB44.19	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.40 THB13.52	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.02 THB34.01	-55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$0.94 THB31.54	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.67 THB22.50	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.61 THB20.42	-64.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$5.13 THB171.45	+22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$26,143.40 THB874K	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$11.29 THB377.41	-32.5%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$17.15 THB573.33	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$609.02 THB20,360.43	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$631.30 THB21,105.32	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$43.92 THB1,468.37	-72.8%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$505.04 THB16,884.26	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$5,793.14 THB194K	-86.0%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$2.53 THB84.42	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$2.77 THB92.53	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$2.08 THB69.52	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$56.45 THB1,887.06	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$7.58 THB253.26	-57.9%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Washington	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$62.94 THB2,104.09	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$28.69 THB959.26	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$95.68 THB3,198.61	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$87.87 THB2,937.55	-29.8%
Average			-21.3%

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