Cost of living comparison

Khon Kaen, Thailand

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Khon Kaen Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 4.1 times more expensive than Khon Kaen.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 85.2% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 7.0 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in Singapore

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Khon Kaen. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Khon Kaen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Khon Kaen, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.46 THB47.25	$10.16 SGD13.01	+597.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$7.52 SGD9.64	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 THB16.54	$1.52 SGD1.95	+198.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.69	$1.12 SGD1.43	+317.8%
Average			+285.6%

Khon Kaen vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.2% more for groceries

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 THB37.80	$2.11 SGD2.70	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.62 THB85.06	$8.41 SGD10.78	+221.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 THB259.37	$10.38 SGD13.30	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 THB79.39	$3.30 SGD4.23	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB59.80	$4.50 SGD5.76	+144.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 THB77.16	$1.80 SGD2.31	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 THB27.86	$1.36 SGD1.74	+58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.58	$1.80 SGD2.30	+147.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.22	$1.27 SGD1.62	+125.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$1.02 SGD1.31	+56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.58	$1.04 SGD1.33	+63.6%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 THB144.11	$8.18 SGD10.48	+84.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.74 THB283.53	$90.29 SGD115.63	+933.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,041.95 THB1,039,599.55	$135,434.68 SGD173,451.19	+322.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.40 THB434.74	$9.48 SGD12.14	-29.2%
Average			+327.8%

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pay 7.0 times more for housing

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.95 THB744.57	$36.16 SGD46.31	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.89 THB7,718.24	$2,745.11 SGD3,515.66	+1054.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.21 THB5,198.00	$1,988.78 SGD2,547.03	+1141.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.85 THB1,617.23	$121.43 SGD155.52	+143.6%
Average			+599.1%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.95 THB3,307.82	$1,189.74 SGD1,523.70	+1067.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,738.71 THB283,527.15	$27,370.99 SGD35,054.03	+213.2%
Average			+640.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 THB55.76	$6.73 SGD8.62	+291.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 THB53.16	$4.71 SGD6.03	+187.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.57 THB115.77	$12.64 SGD16.19	+254.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.26 THB1,890.18	$105.20 SGD134.73	+80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 THB125.22	$11.29 SGD14.45	+192.4%
Average			+201.3%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Khon Kaen	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.84 THB1,260.12	$66.32 SGD84.93	+70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.93 THB1,165.61	$44.36 SGD56.82	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.82 THB2,362.73	$96.71 SGD123.85	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.39 THB2,835.27	$111.62 SGD142.95	+27.7%
Average			+38.7%

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