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Chiang Rai vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 53.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 77.2% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$2.02 THB64.14	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$5.58 THB177.61	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.62 THB19.73	-76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.29 THB9.28	-87.0%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.58 THB50.32	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$8.37 THB266.20	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$6.70 THB213.21	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.94 THB61.67	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.36 THB43.32	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.18 THB37.48	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.47 THB14.92	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.77 THB24.62	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.42 THB13.43	-77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.64 THB20.48	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.52 THB16.41	-50.5%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.83 THB153.73	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$23.26 THB740.04	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$11.94 THB379.89	-36.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 77.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$14.34 THB456.11	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$268.78 THB8,551.61	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$259.73 THB8,263.81	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$38.14 THB1,213.40	-76.0%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$644.81 THB20,515.64	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	-41.8%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.86 THB59.20	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.28 THB40.70	-62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$3.72 THB118.41	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$37.22 THB1,184.07	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$3.72 THB118.41	-71.5%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Canberra	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$62.03 THB1,973.45	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$19.90 THB633.15	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$67.19 THB2,137.90	-43.2%
Average			-35.5%

Canberra vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of clothing

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