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Thailand

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Croatia

Dubrovnik vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Dubrovnik is 69.3% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Dubrovnik
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Dubrovnik
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Dubrovnik
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Dubrovnik
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Dubrovnik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% more in Dubrovnik
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Dubrovnik

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

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Dubrovnik vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$19.60 HRK131.37	+559.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$12.88 HRK86.33	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$4.64 HRK31.13	+780.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$4.62 HRK30.97	+1627.5%
Average			+378.6%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.19 HRK8.01	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.04 HRK33.78	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.03 HRK27.00	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.12 HRK27.63	+60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$4.06 HRK27.24	+217.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.83 HRK5.56	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.63 HRK4.20	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.76 HRK5.11	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.24 HRK8.29	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.41 HRK2.72	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.42 HRK2.81	-39.4%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$7.04 HRK47.18	+34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.87 HRK367.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$14.11 HRK94.59	+33.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$42.81 HRK286.99	+260.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,466.85 HRK9,833.96	+252.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$919.30 HRK6,163.12	+209.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$138.04 HRK925.45	+305.1%
Average			+242.1%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$89.58 HRK600.55	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-58.6%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$5.60 HRK37.53	+214.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$4.14 HRK27.78	+153.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.32 HRK35.70	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$69.05 HRK462.92	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$8.12 HRK54.42	+21.4%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Rayong	Dubrovnik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$72.78 HRK487.94	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$27.99 HRK187.67	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$67.18 HRK450.41	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$78.38 HRK525.48	-28.7%
Average			-24.1%

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