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Rayong vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 16.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Rayong
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Rayong
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Rayong

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Rayong.

Rayong vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rayong instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$2.97 THB98.83
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.98 THB232.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.53 THB17.54	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.27 THB8.89	-24.1%
Average			-4.7%

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.34 THB44.47	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$8.63 THB287.02
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.27 THB241.89
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.56 THB85.32
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$1.28 THB42.59	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.51 THB50.25	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.81 THB26.83
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.00 THB33.27	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.87 THB29.09
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.78 THB26.00
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.69 THB23.01
Average			-6.3%

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$5.23 THB174.04	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$31,193.83 THB1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$10.55 THB350.83
Average			-0.8%

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$11.88 THB395.30	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-58.5%
Average			-33.5%

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of housing

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pay about the same for childcare

	Bangkok	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$568.31 THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$16,500.59 THB549K

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.78 THB59.30	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$1.63 THB54.35	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.60 THB153.18
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$6.68 THB222.36	-11.8%
Average			-17.0%

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay about the same for clothing

	Bangkok	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$70.75 THB2,353.53
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$42.94 THB1,428.36
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$97.05 THB3,228.30
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$109.92 THB3,656.54

Bangkok vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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