Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 64.8% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Rayong	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$7.59 ¥1,200	+155.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$5.06 ¥800	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.64 ¥259	+211.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.89 ¥140	+231.3%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Rayong	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.71 ¥270	+27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.29 ¥836	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.75 ¥909	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.26 ¥358	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.08 ¥487	+140.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$2.15 ¥340	+42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.07 ¥170	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$1.96 ¥309	+95.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.39 ¥377	+173.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.53 ¥241	+95.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.46 ¥231	+111.2%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Rayong	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$4.08 ¥645	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$28.47 ¥4,499	+169.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Rayong	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$30.33 ¥4,793	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+207.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$692.48 ¥109K	+133.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$113.45 ¥17,926	+232.9%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	Rayong	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+136.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+10.6%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.80 ¥600	+113.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.56 ¥563	+118.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.92 ¥620	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$66.31 ¥10,478	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$12.65 ¥1,999	+89.3%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Rayong	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$55.50 ¥8,770	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$32.95 ¥5,207	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$65.04 ¥10,278	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$70.74 ¥11,178	-35.6%
Average			-28.6%

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