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Rayong vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 8.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Rayong
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 89.0% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Rayong
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Rayong

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Rayong are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Rayong. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Rayong.

Rayong vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.10 THB97.52	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$6.20 THB195.04	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.55 THB17.31	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.33 THB10.48	+8.6%
Average			+5.8%

Beijing vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.32 THB41.45	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$8.51 THB267.44	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.23 THB227.38	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.28 THB71.85	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$1.01 THB31.70	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.13 THB35.39	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.56 THB17.69	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.98 THB30.96	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.49 THB15.48	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.56 THB17.69	+61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.56 THB17.69	+36.4%
Average			+7.7%

Beijing vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.69 THB147.59	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$37,215.65 THB1,170,223.13	+104.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$11.63 THB365.69	+151.4%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$12.41 THB390.07	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$418.68 THB13,165.01	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$310.13 THB9,751.86	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$68.70 THB2,160.36	+75.0%
Average			-5.7%

Beijing vs. Rayong - Cost of housing

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$609.53 THB19,166.15	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$13,349.70 THB419,773.22	-42.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.86 THB58.51	+65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.54 THB79.90	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.40 THB138.23	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$69.78 THB2,194.17	+20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.75 THB243.80	-7.8%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$31.01 THB975.19	-50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$38.04 THB1,196.22	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$77.53 THB2,437.96	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$57.37 THB1,804.09	-45.6%
Average			-24.1%

Beijing vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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