Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Brazil

Sao Paulo vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 24.9% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 3.9% less in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Sao Paulo

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

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Sao Paulo vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$8.96 R$45.35	+201.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$8.96 R$45.35	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.40 R$7.09	+165.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.87 R$4.39	+224.3%
Average			+122.4%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.85 R$9.39	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.20 R$31.41	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.62 R$23.41	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.80 R$14.18	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$2.39 R$12.10	+86.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.26 R$6.36	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.82 R$4.17	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.72 R$3.63	-28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.87 R$4.43	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.65 R$3.27	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.57 R$2.90	-17.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$4.91 R$24.84	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$48.37 R$244.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$23,890.58 R$121K	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$9.76 R$49.39	-7.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$22.16 R$112.18	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$656.54 R$3,323.73	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$419.66 R$2,124.51	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$80.32 R$406.60	+135.7%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$530.90 R$2,687.69	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	-1.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.99 R$15.12	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$2.56 R$12.94	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.99 R$15.12	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$35.87 R$181.58	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$9.95 R$50.39	+48.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Rayong	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$65.57 R$331.96	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$61.53 R$311.49	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$99.31 R$502.77	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$91.35 R$462.44	-16.9%
Average			+3.1%

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