Cost of living comparison

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Chon Buri vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 36.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 56.7% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 53.8% less in Chon Buri

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

Chon Buri vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$2.02 THB64.14	-86.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$7.75 THB246.68	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.70 THB22.30	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.49 THB15.62	-75.2%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.33 THB42.43	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$6.20 THB197.34	+54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.46 THB173.66	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.88 THB59.80	-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.24 THB39.57	-73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.21 THB38.49	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.37 THB11.75	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.87 THB27.60	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.66 THB20.89	-71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.79 THB25.06	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.85 THB27.19	+26.0%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$5.08 THB161.56	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+79.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$8.76 THB278.75	-39.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 56.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$22.05 THB701.64	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$542.73 THB17,267.67	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$65.89 THB2,096.52	-39.7%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	+30.0%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.86 THB59.20	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.86 THB59.20	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$4.65 THB148.01	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$7.75 THB246.68	-32.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 53.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$16.44 THB522.96	-76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$24.81 THB789.38	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-66.1%
Average			-53.8%

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