Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 47.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 72.4% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Rayong
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Rayong
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$2.97 THB98.83	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$6.98 THB232.24	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$0.53 THB17.54	-82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$0.27 THB8.89	-81.9%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Rome	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.34 THB44.47	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$8.63 THB287.02	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$7.27 THB241.89	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$2.56 THB85.32	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$1.28 THB42.59	-77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.51 THB50.25	+28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.81 THB26.83	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.00 THB33.27	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.87 THB29.09	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.78 THB26.00	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.69 THB23.01	-3.5%
Average			-20.1%

Rome vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$5.23 THB174.04	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$31,193.83 THB1M	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$10.55 THB350.83	-47.7%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Rome	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$11.88 THB395.30	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-78.3%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Rome	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$16,500.59 THB549K	-2.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$1.78 THB59.30	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$1.63 THB54.35	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$4.60 THB153.18	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$6.68 THB222.36	-40.3%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Rome	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-10.8%
Average			+5.0%

Rome vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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