Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 7.1% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Rayong
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 75.3% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Rayong
Clothing: pay 55.5% more in Rayong

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Rayong are more expensive than in Ubud. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rayong.

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Rayong vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Ubud	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$2.97 THB98.83	+6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$6.98 THB232.24	+127.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$0.53 THB17.54	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$0.27 THB8.89	-35.1%
Average			+19.8%

Ubud vs. Rayong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Ubud	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.34 THB44.47	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$8.63 THB287.02	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$7.27 THB241.89	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$2.56 THB85.32	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$1.28 THB42.59	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$1.51 THB50.25	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.81 THB26.83	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$1.00 THB33.27	+0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$0.87 THB29.09	+55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.78 THB26.00	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.69 THB23.01	-28.0%
Average			+2.8%

Ubud vs. Rayong - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.3% more for transportation

	Ubud	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$5.23 THB174.04	+89.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$10.55 THB350.83	+236.1%
Average			+75.3%

Ubud vs. Rayong - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Ubud	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$11.88 THB395.30	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-45.4%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Ubud	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+216.9%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$1.78 THB59.30	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$1.63 THB54.35	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$4.60 THB153.18	+116.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$6.68 THB222.36	+84.0%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 55.5% more for clothing

	Ubud	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+92.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+46.4%
Average			+55.5%

Ubud vs. Rayong - Cost of clothing

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