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Moldova

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 17.8% cheaper than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL201.58	$2.97 THB98.83	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL156.22	$6.98 THB232.24	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.71	$0.53 THB17.54	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.00	$0.27 THB8.89	-70.0%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.77	$1.34 THB44.47	+88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.82	$8.63 THB287.02	+76.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL85.03	$7.27 THB241.89	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL50.06	$2.56 THB85.32	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.34	$1.28 THB42.59	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.87	$1.51 THB50.25	+244.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.68	$0.81 THB26.83	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.87	$1.00 THB33.27	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL18.06	$0.87 THB29.09	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.78 THB26.00	+150.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.42	$0.69 THB23.01	+181.2%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.64	$5.23 THB174.04	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL242.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL530K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.69	$10.55 THB350.83	+113.6%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Chisinau	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL190.33	$11.88 THB395.30	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-81.7%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL105K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+182.5%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.32	$1.78 THB59.30	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.87	$1.63 THB54.35	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.48	$4.60 THB153.18	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL748.71	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+60.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL151.18	$6.68 THB222.36	-20.6%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL845.61	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-4.9%
Average			-10.1%

Chisinau vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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