Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Thailand

Rayong vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 30.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Rayong
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 49.9% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$2.97 THB98.83	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$6.98 THB232.24	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$0.53 THB17.54	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.27 THB8.89	-59.0%
Average			-24.3%

Taipei vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$1.34 THB44.47	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$8.63 THB287.02	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$7.27 THB241.89	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.56 THB85.32	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$1.28 THB42.59	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.51 THB50.25	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.81 THB26.83	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.00 THB33.27	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$0.87 THB29.09	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.78 THB26.00	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.69 THB23.01	-33.5%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Taipei	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$5.23 THB174.04	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$10.55 THB350.83	+17.9%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 49.9% less for housing

	Taipei	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$11.88 THB395.30	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-48.6%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Taipei	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$16,500.59 THB549K	-1.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$1.78 THB59.30	-36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$1.63 THB54.35	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$4.60 THB153.18	+17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$6.68 THB222.36	-31.3%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Taipei	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+4.6%
Average			+9.5%

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