Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Thailand

Chiang Rai vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 77.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 67.2% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 91.0% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 51.1% less in Chiang Rai

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

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Chiang Rai vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.9% less for restaurants

	London	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$2.23 THB74.12	-91.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$5.35 THB177.89	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$0.62 THB20.75	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$0.28 THB9.29	-87.0%
Average			-81.9%

London vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	London	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$1.42 THB47.35	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$8.32 THB276.85	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$7.60 THB252.83	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$1.86 THB61.77	-62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$1.26 THB41.84	-73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.10 THB36.71	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.37 THB12.33	-41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$0.72 THB23.82	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$0.40 THB13.45	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.57 THB19.05	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.49 THB16.38	-38.3%
Average			-41.1%

London vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.2% less for transportation

	London	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$5.04 THB167.54	-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$22.28 THB741.19	-90.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$20,795.89 THB692K	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$5.59 THB185.79	-82.4%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 91.0% less for housing

	London	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$13.73 THB456.82	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$230.24 THB7,658.97	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$153.49 THB5,105.98	-93.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$47.59 THB1,583.05	-83.2%
Average			-91.0%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	London	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$781.39 THB25,993.20	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$14,653.84 THB487K	-59.0%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$1.63 THB54.35	-82.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$1.34 THB44.47	-76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$3.86 THB128.47	-83.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$35.65 THB1,185.91	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	$2.97 THB98.83	-83.3%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 51.1% less for clothing

	London	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$54.22 THB1,803.53	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$24.82 THB825.63	-54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$74.27 THB2,470.64	-40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$72.04 THB2,396.33	-55.7%
Average			-51.1%

London vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of clothing

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