Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 2.0 times more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.0% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 0.3% more in Queenstown

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

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Queenstown vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+371.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.07 NZ$3.67	+293.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+664.7%
Average			+208.2%

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Rayong	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.96 NZ$3.46	+46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+125.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+251.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.34 NZ$2.36	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+179.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+100.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.82 NZ$1.45	+18.3%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Rayong	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$6.42 NZ$11.36	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$120.44 NZ$212.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+65.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Rayong	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+336.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	+257.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	+326.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$84.02 NZ$148.58	+146.6%
Average			+266.7%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Rayong	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	+69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-54.2%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+277.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+97.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+484.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$55.32 NZ$97.83	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$10.22 NZ$18.08	+52.9%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

	Rayong	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$58.26 NZ$103.03	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$45.94 NZ$81.23	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$91.03 NZ$160.98	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+22.3%
Average			+0.3%

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