Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Thailand

Rayong vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 2.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Rayong
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Rayong
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Rayong
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Rayong

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Rayong are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Rayong.

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Rayong vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.03	$2.97 THB98.83	+22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.07	$6.98 THB232.24	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$0.53 THB17.54	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$0.27 THB8.89	+62.5%
Average			+36.8%

Dhaka vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.17	$1.34 THB44.47	+116.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT538.89	$8.63 THB287.02	+97.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT384.64	$7.27 THB241.89	+132.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.46	$2.56 THB85.32	+114.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$1.28 THB42.59	-13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.61	$1.51 THB50.25	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$0.81 THB26.83	+96.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$1.00 THB33.27	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.76	$0.87 THB29.09	+209.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$0.78 THB26.00	+579.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$0.69 THB23.01	+216.0%
Average			+105.0%

Dhaka vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.32	$5.23 THB174.04	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,800.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.06	$10.55 THB350.83	+136.2%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$11.88 THB395.30	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,814.62	$415.92 THB13,835.56	+172.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,077.95	$297.08 THB9,882.54	+303.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,300.35	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-2.4%
Average			+161.1%

Dhaka vs. Rayong - Cost of housing

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,161.97	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+527.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT324K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+527.0%
Average			+527.1%

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$1.78 THB59.30	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT292.85	$1.63 THB54.35	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.05	$4.60 THB153.18	+41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,034.84	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+304.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$6.68 THB222.36	+64.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,068.36	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+321.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,610.88	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+102.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,265.41	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+90.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,561.23	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+196.9%
Average			+163.7%

Dhaka vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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