Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Wilmington vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Wilmington is 2.2 times more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Wilmington
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Wilmington
Transportation: pay 4.8% less in Wilmington
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Wilmington
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Wilmington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% more in Wilmington
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Wilmington

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

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Wilmington vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Wilmington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$20.00	+573.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$10.25	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.70	$2.25	+326.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.98	$1.33	+397.4%
Average			+266.2%

Rayong vs. Wilmington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Rayong	Wilmington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.88	$2.97	+122.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$4.80	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.36	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$3.04	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.98	$3.89	+204.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.72	$2.12	+40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.59	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.57	$2.02	+102.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.79	+105.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$1.17	+50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$1.15	+65.9%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 4.8% less for transportation

	Rayong	Wilmington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB175.66	$3.96	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,000.00	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$13.70	+29.9%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Rayong	Wilmington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB398.97	$60.00	+404.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,964.00	$1,850.00	+344.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,974.29	$1,600.00	+438.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,144.11	$210.29	+517.1%
Average			+407.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rayong	Wilmington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$1,600.00	+181.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$27,666.67	+67.7%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Wilmington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.85	$4.00	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.86	$4.81	+194.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$11.00	+138.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,244.21	$33.50	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB224.42	$12.00	+79.5%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Rayong	Wilmington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$37.00	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$47.00	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$82.50	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$92.50	-15.8%
Average			-20.0%

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