Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 44.2% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 56.3% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+304.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.01 ZAR99.11	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.30 ZAR21.44	+146.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.99 ZAR16.37	+271.3%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Rayong	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.23 ZAR20.34	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.99 ZAR82.36	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.14 ZAR51.78	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.07 ZAR50.65	+139.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.85 ZAR13.99	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.87 ZAR14.35	+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.77 ZAR12.72	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.95 ZAR15.70	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.70 ZAR11.51	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.68 ZAR11.29	-1.0%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Rayong	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.86 ZAR96.61	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.09 ZAR991.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$12.62 ZAR208.13	+19.6%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Rayong	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$39.98 ZAR659.39	+236.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	+144.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	+137.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	+159.8%
Average			+148.0%

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pay 56.3% less for childcare

	Rayong	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	-58.7%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.00 ZAR49.55	+68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$2.43 ZAR40.04	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.61 ZAR59.47	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$49.37 ZAR814.26	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+34.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Rayong	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$55.49 ZAR915.30	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	-3.9%
Average			-8.5%

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