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Thailand

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United States

Overland Park vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Overland Park is 2.3 times more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Overland Park
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Overland Park
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Overland Park
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Overland Park
Childcare: pay 63.0% more in Overland Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Overland Park
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Overland Park

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

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Overland Park vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Overland Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$23.00	+674.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$11.00	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.70	$2.75	+421.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.97	$2.00	+647.1%
Average			+324.8%

Rayong vs. Overland Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Rayong	Overland Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.87	$2.83	+111.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$5.58	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$3.78	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$3.53	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.97	$4.07	+217.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.71	$2.01	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.58	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.57	$1.58	+58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$2.54	+190.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$1.43	+82.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$1.19	+72.0%
Average			+40.7%

Rayong vs. Overland Park - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Rayong	Overland Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB175.61	$3.75	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$28,000.00	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$12.94	+22.7%
Average			-15.7%

Rayong vs. Overland Park - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Rayong	Overland Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB398.87	$47.00	+295.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,960.40	$1,675.00	+302.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,971.71	$1,575.00	+430.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,143.81	$197.97	+480.9%
Average			+374.5%

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pay 63.0% more for childcare

	Rayong	Overland Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$1,183.50	+108.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$21,064.17	+27.7%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Overland Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$6.50	+264.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.84	$6.00	+267.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$9.00	+95.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,243.64	$59.50	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB224.36	$12.00	+79.5%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Rayong	Overland Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$51.12	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$43.33	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$100.00	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$131.25	+19.4%
Average			-2.7%

Rayong vs. Overland Park - Cost of clothing

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