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Greece

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Thailand

Chiang Rai vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 55.6% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 71.9% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 24.5% more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Chiang Rai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Chiang Rai.

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Chiang Rai vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Rai instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 75.0% less for restaurants

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$2.23 THB74.12	-86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$5.35 THB177.89	-52.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$0.62 THB20.75	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.28 THB9.29	-50.1%
Average			-75.0%

Athens vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.42 THB47.35	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$8.32 THB276.85	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$7.60 THB252.83	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$1.86 THB61.77	-62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$1.26 THB41.84	-73.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.10 THB36.71	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.37 THB12.33	-58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.72 THB23.82	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.40 THB13.45	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.57 THB19.05	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.49 THB16.38	-4.7%
Average			-27.7%

Athens vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$5.04 THB167.54	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$22.28 THB741.19	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$20,795.89 THB692K	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$5.59 THB185.79	-55.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 71.9% less for housing

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$13.73 THB456.82	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$230.24 THB7,658.97	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$153.49 THB5,105.98	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$47.59 THB1,583.05	-70.4%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 24.5% more for childcare

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$781.39 THB25,993.20	+36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$14,653.84 THB487K	+13.7%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$1.63 THB54.35	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$1.34 THB44.47	-67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$3.86 THB128.47	-31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$35.65 THB1,185.91	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$2.97 THB98.83	-72.1%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Athens	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$54.22 THB1,803.53	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$24.82 THB825.63	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$74.27 THB2,470.64	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$72.04 THB2,396.33	-41.7%
Average			-37.5%

Athens vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of clothing

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