Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Murfreesboro vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Murfreesboro is 2.0 times more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Murfreesboro
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Murfreesboro
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Murfreesboro
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Murfreesboro
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in Murfreesboro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% more in Murfreesboro
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Murfreesboro

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

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Murfreesboro vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$17.50	+489.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$10.00	+43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.70	$2.62	+397.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.97	$2.50	+835.0%
Average			+269.8%

Rayong vs. Murfreesboro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.87	$2.93	+118.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$5.05	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$3.94	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$4.34	+69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.97	$4.27	+233.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.71	$2.87	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.52	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.57	$1.26	+26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$2.09	+139.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.88	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$1.24	+78.5%
Average			+35.8%

Rayong vs. Murfreesboro - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB175.61	$3.41	-34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,000.00	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$17.43	+65.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB398.87	$53.79	+352.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,960.40	$1,370.25	+229.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,971.71	$1,112.75	+274.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,143.81	$168.71	+395.1%
Average			+274.6%

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pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$1,225.00	+115.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$24,250.00	+47.0%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$4.00	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.84	$5.44	+232.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$9.86	+114.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,243.64	$25.00	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB224.36	$15.00	+124.4%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Rayong	Murfreesboro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$50.00	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$44.75	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$90.00	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$124.00	+12.8%
Average			-6.3%

Rayong vs. Murfreesboro - Cost of clothing

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