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Thailand vs. Yaren Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Yaren, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Yaren	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.33 THB80.94
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.02 THB208.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.70 THB24.45
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.38 THB13.16

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Yaren	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.40 THB48.54
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.16 THB283.15
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$6.68 THB231.89
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.05 THB70.99
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.29 THB44.76
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.23 THB42.70
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.52 THB18.06
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.82 THB28.28
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.66 THB22.84
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 THB24.02
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.54 THB18.58

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Yaren	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.47 THB154.97
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.43 THB882.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,362.48 THB1,087,970.55
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.67 THB335.31

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Yaren	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$17.13 THB594.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$389.22 THB13,502.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$225.23 THB7,813.43
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.17 THB1,914.00

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Yaren	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$341.66 THB11,852.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,344.18 THB358,841.56

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Yaren	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.20 THB76.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.90 THB65.89
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.85 THB133.46
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.79 THB1,692.59
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.42 THB188.05

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Yaren	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$38.62 THB1,339.66
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$29.36 THB1,018.52
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$82.78 THB2,871.71
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$65.55 THB2,274.10

Yaren vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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