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Rome vs. Chiang Rai Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.5 times more expensive than Chiang Rai.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Rome
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Rome

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Rome are more expensive than in Chiang Rai. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Chiang Rai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Chiang Rai, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.60 THB55.58	$16.08 €15.68	+903.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$10.72 €10.45	+84.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 THB17.68	$2.23 €2.18	+338.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 THB10.51	$1.12 €1.10	+270.7%
Average			+399.1%

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 THB50.86	$1.78 €1.74	+21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.16 THB248.33	$7.00 €6.83	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 THB207.56	$6.20 €6.04	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 THB64.00	$3.76 €3.67	+103.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.25 THB43.33	$4.89 €4.77	+291.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 THB38.39	$1.07 €1.05	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 THB15.28	$0.92 €0.90	+109.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.77	$0.89 €0.87	+56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.75	$1.09 €1.07	+175.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 THB20.91	$0.73 €0.71	+20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.81	$0.78 €0.76	+61.9%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 THB154.83	$7.15 €6.97	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.85 THB757.87	$37.51 €36.58	+71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.72 THB406.72	$17.15 €16.72	+46.3%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.07 THB488.24	$29.46 €28.72	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.61 THB7,410.28	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	+452.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.16 THB4,168.28	$763.10 €744.16	+535.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.22 THB1,221.88	$167.26 €163.11	+374.9%
Average			+367.9%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.21 THB15,999.46	$508.83 €496.20	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	+44.1%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 THB65.68	$5.36 €5.23	+183.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 THB51.79	$1.53 €1.49	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 THB121.26	$6.43 €6.27	+84.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.40 THB985.23	$58.31 €56.87	+105.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 THB141.47	$10.72 €10.45	+162.8%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Chiang Rai	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 THB1,936.78	$65.43 €63.81	+17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.29 THB1,050.91	$30.74 €29.97	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.76 THB2,593.60	$77.17 €75.25	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.08 THB2,223.08	$102.32 €99.78	+59.7%
Average			+20.4%

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