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Terre Haute vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Terre Haute is 77.1% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Terre Haute
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Terre Haute
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Terre Haute
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Terre Haute
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Terre Haute
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Terre Haute
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Terre Haute

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

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Terre Haute vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Terre Haute instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$20.00	+573.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$10.00	+43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.70	$2.66	+404.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.97	$2.17	+710.3%
Average			+287.6%

Rayong vs. Terre Haute - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.87	$1.90	+42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$5.24	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$2.77	-61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$3.20	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.97	$6.00	+368.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.71	$2.39	+58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.69	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.57	$1.50	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$2.21	+152.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.90	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$1.10	+59.0%
Average			+30.2%

Rayong vs. Terre Haute - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB175.61	$3.29	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$36,531.00	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$14.45	+37.0%
Average			-10.5%

Rayong vs. Terre Haute - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB398.87	$61.13	+414.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,960.40	$950.00	+128.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,971.71	$816.67	+174.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,143.81	$147.87	+333.9%
Average			+182.1%

Rayong vs. Terre Haute - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$1,536.88	+170.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$31,537.78	+91.1%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$4.50	+152.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.84	$5.00	+206.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$8.06	+75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,243.64	$25.00	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB224.36	$11.50	+72.0%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Rayong	Terre Haute
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$31.50	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$51.67	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$99.58	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$32.00	-70.9%
Average			-36.8%

Rayong vs. Terre Haute - Cost of clothing

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