Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Thailand

Rayong vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 29.5% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Rayong
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Rayong
Housing: pay 41.0% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 98.2% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$2.97 THB98.83	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$6.98 THB232.24	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$0.53 THB17.54	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$0.27 THB8.89	-76.7%
Average			-62.9%

Sarande vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Sarande	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.34 THB44.47	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$8.63 THB287.02	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$7.27 THB241.89	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.56 THB85.32	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$1.28 THB42.59	-68.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.51 THB50.25	+70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.81 THB26.83	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$1.00 THB33.27	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$0.87 THB29.09	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.78 THB26.00	+67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.69 THB23.01	+19.7%
Average			-2.4%

Sarande vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Sarande	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$5.23 THB174.04	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$10.55 THB350.83	-68.0%
Average			-32.8%

Sarande vs. Rayong - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Sarande	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$11.88 THB395.30	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-54.5%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 98.2% more for childcare

	Sarande	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+107.2%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$1.78 THB59.30	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$1.63 THB54.35	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$4.60 THB153.18	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$66.84 THB2,223.57	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$6.68 THB222.36	-31.6%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Sarande	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-4.7%
Average			-8.7%

Sarande vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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