Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 18.9% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$2.97 THB98.83	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$6.98 THB232.24	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$0.53 THB17.54	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$0.27 THB8.89	-56.2%
Average			-58.0%

Tbilisi vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.34 THB44.47	+73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$8.63 THB287.02	+85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$7.27 THB241.89	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$2.56 THB85.32	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$1.28 THB42.59	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$1.51 THB50.25	+100.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.81 THB26.83	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$1.00 THB33.27	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$0.87 THB29.09	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.78 THB26.00	+101.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.69 THB23.01	+114.0%
Average			+21.1%

Tbilisi vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$5.23 THB174.04	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$31,193.83 THB1M	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$10.55 THB350.83	+42.9%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$11.88 THB395.30	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-49.6%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$16,500.59 THB549K	+54.2%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$1.78 THB59.30	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$1.63 THB54.35	-53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$4.60 THB153.18	+31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$6.68 THB222.36	-1.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-11.5%
Average			-14.5%

Tbilisi vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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