Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 32.1% cheaper than Tivat.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% less in Rayong
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 7.3% less in Rayong
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Rayong
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.7% less for restaurants

	Tivat	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$2.97 THB98.83	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$6.98 THB232.24	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$0.53 THB17.54	-79.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.27 THB8.89	-81.3%
Average			-65.7%

Tivat vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Tivat	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.95	$1.34 THB44.47	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 €3.86	$8.63 THB287.02	+98.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$7.27 THB241.89	+48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 €3.02	$2.56 THB85.32	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$1.28 THB42.59	-66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.51 THB50.25	+108.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.81 THB26.83	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.00 THB33.27	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.15	$0.87 THB29.09	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.78 THB26.00	+78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.44	$0.69 THB23.01	+40.2%
Average			+14.4%

Tivat vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

	Tivat	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$5.23 THB174.04	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	$31,193.83 THB1M	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.08 €8.97	$10.55 THB350.83	+4.7%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Tivat	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.59 €29.90	$11.88 THB395.30	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$884.37 €787.12	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$802.01 €713.82	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.73 €87.87	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-65.5%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Tivat	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$401.24 €357.12	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+41.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$16,500.59 THB549K	+125.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tivat	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$1.78 THB59.30	-42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$1.63 THB54.35	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$4.60 THB153.18	+5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.59 €42.36	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.16 €5.48	$6.68 THB222.36	+8.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Tivat	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+3.9%
Average			-2.1%

Tivat vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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