Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Chile

Santiago vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 17.4% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 51.2% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+244.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+223.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+366.6%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Rayong	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+143.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-2.1%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Rayong	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.93 CLF1.0200
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-30.1%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 51.2% more for housing

	Rayong	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$19.07 CLF0.4800	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+234.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Rayong	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$432.52 CLF10.8100	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	-33.6%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+129.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+98.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+12.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Rayong	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$50.25 CLF1.2600	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-26.5%
Average			-30.1%

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