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Chiang Rai vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 41.6% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 20.0% less in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Chiang Rai

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Chiang Rai.

Chiang Rai vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$1.60 THB55.58	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$5.83 THB202.10	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$0.51 THB17.68	-77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$0.30 THB10.51	-73.0%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$1.47 THB50.86	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$7.16 THB248.33	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$5.98 THB207.56	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$1.84 THB64.00	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$1.25 THB43.33	-74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$1.11 THB38.39	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.44 THB15.28	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.57 THB19.77	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$0.40 THB13.75	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.60 THB20.91	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.48 THB16.81	-38.2%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$4.46 THB154.83	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$21.85 THB757.87	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$11.72 THB406.72	-31.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$14.07 THB488.24	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$213.61 THB7,410.28	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$120.16 THB4,168.28	-84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$35.22 THB1,221.88	-78.9%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 20.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$461.21 THB15,999.46	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	-30.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$1.89 THB65.68	-64.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$1.49 THB51.79	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$3.50 THB121.26	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$28.40 THB985.23	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$4.08 THB141.47	-61.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$55.83 THB1,936.78	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$30.29 THB1,050.91	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$74.76 THB2,593.60	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$64.08 THB2,223.08	-37.4%
Average			-14.1%

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