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Ras Al-khaimah vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 51.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 54.9% more in Ras Al-khaimah

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Ras Al-khaimah are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ras Al-khaimah.

Ras Al-khaimah vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ras Al-khaimah instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 76.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$8.17 AED30.00	+163.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$6.81 AED25.00	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.24 AED4.54	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.59 AED2.17	+77.0%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.80 AED6.61	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$6.36 AED23.38	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.48 AED23.80	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.44 AED8.98	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$4.06 AED14.91	+194.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.01 AED3.71	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.81 AED2.99	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.69 AED2.54	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.60 AED2.22	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.46 AED1.68	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.49 AED1.80	-24.6%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$2.95 AED10.85	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$63.99 AED235.00	+72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$8.91 AED32.72	-23.4%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$97.65 AED358.63	+477.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$768.61 AED2,822.73	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$673.93 AED2,475.00	+109.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$107.37 AED394.33	+56.3%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$245.06 AED900.00	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	-48.0%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$10.89 AED40.00	+290.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$5.99 AED22.00	+135.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$6.81 AED25.00	+54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$51.94 AED190.74	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$12.93 AED47.50	+60.4%
Average			+108.6%

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pay 54.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$115.72 AED425.00	+96.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$54.46 AED200.00	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$136.15 AED500.00	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$136.15 AED500.00	+48.9%
Average			+54.9%

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