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Punta del Este vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 73.9% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Punta del Este

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Rayong. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

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Punta del Este vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$13.09 UYU527.73	+340.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$13.71 UYU552.87	+96.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.33 UYU93.89	+341.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$2.05 UYU82.66	+666.8%
Average			+251.1%

Rayong vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$2.74 UYU110.47	+105.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.07 UYU244.65	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.37 UYU176.30	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.29 UYU173.02	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$5.29 UYU213.26	+313.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.28 UYU51.67	-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.27 UYU51.03	+57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.80 UYU32.15	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.44 UYU58.00	+64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.92 UYU37.22	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.93 UYU37.50	+34.5%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$8.25 UYU332.50	+57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.87 UYU2,010.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$5.27 UYU212.50	-50.0%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+275.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	+164.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	+175.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+158.1%
Average			+172.5%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-59.7%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.99 UYU120.63	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$4.59 UYU184.84	+180.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.49 UYU221.15	+19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$12.22 UYU492.55	+82.8%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Rayong	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+7.4%
Average			+11.1%

Rayong vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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