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Rayong vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 27.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 25.9% more in Rayong
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Rayong
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Rayong

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Rayong are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rayong.

Rayong vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$3.10 THB97.52	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$6.20 THB195.04	-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.55 THB17.31	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.33 THB10.48	-39.3%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.32 THB41.45	+141.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$8.51 THB267.44	+52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$7.23 THB227.38	+115.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.28 THB71.85	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$1.01 THB31.70	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.13 THB35.39	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.56 THB17.69	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.98 THB30.96	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.49 THB15.48	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.56 THB17.69	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.56 THB17.69	+11.1%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.69 THB147.59	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$37,215.65 THB1,170,223.13	+71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$11.63 THB365.69	-31.7%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$12.41 THB390.07	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$418.68 THB13,165.01	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$310.13 THB9,751.86	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$68.70 THB2,160.36	+134.3%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$609.53 THB19,166.15	+171.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$13,349.70 THB419,773.22	+52.1%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.86 THB58.51	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.54 THB79.90	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.40 THB138.23	+42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$69.78 THB2,194.17	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$7.75 THB243.80	+5.4%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$31.01 THB975.19	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$38.04 THB1,196.22	+52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$77.53 THB2,437.96	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$57.37 THB1,804.09	-7.9%
Average			+29.3%

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