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Mexico

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Thailand

Rayong vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 44.0% cheaper than San Pedro Garza Garcia.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Rayong
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 73.6% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 44.2% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rayong instead of San Pedro Garza Garcia, you would:

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$2.97 THB98.83	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.68 MX$123.46	$6.98 THB232.24	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 MX$34.21	$0.53 THB17.54	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MX$19.55	$0.27 THB8.89	-74.7%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$43.11	$1.34 THB44.47	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MX$98.77	$8.63 THB287.02	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.84	$7.27 THB241.89	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 MX$43.42	$2.56 THB85.32	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.90 MX$72.18	$1.28 THB42.59	-67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 MX$32.35	$1.51 THB50.25	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.51	$0.81 THB26.83	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 MX$25.49	$1.00 THB33.27	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.31	$0.87 THB29.09	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MX$24.72	$0.78 THB26.00	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.16	$0.69 THB23.01	-25.4%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MX$102.42	$5.23 THB174.04	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.07 MX$925.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,471.13 MX$360K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.97 MX$332.30	$10.55 THB350.83	-41.3%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 73.6% less for housing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.60 MX$565.84	$11.88 THB395.30	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.22 MX$688.38	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-8.5%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 44.2% more for childcare

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+127.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,024.70 MX$333K	$16,500.59 THB549K	-8.5%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 MX$66.87	$1.78 THB59.30	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 MX$66.87	$1.63 THB54.35	-54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$4.60 THB153.18	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	$66.84 THB2,223.57	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$6.68 THB222.36	+14.4%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$823.03	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-13.5%
Average			+3.4%

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