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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Adelaide Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 68.0% cheaper than Adelaide.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 50.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 83.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Adelaide Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Adelaide, you would:

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pay 75.4% less for restaurants

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$2.90 THB96.35	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.70 A$16.83	$6.08 THB202.10	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$3.97	$0.55 THB18.28	-80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 A$3.44	$0.31 THB10.21	-87.2%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 A$3.95	$1.24 THB41.16	-54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 A$8.02	$7.69 THB255.97	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.49 A$10.78	$6.16 THB204.82	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.74 A$8.25	$1.48 THB49.33	-74.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 A$5.70	$1.18 THB39.40	-70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.57	$1.44 THB47.81	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 A$1.96	$0.56 THB18.64	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.19	$0.85 THB28.41	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 A$3.24	$0.87 THB28.96	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 A$2.15	$0.55 THB18.32	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.58	$0.48 THB15.97	-56.4%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 A$7.50	$5.18 THB172.20	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.55 A$120.20	$19.31 THB642.37	-76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$45,632.12 THB2M	+69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.16 A$24.68	$9.83 THB327.11	-42.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 83.7% less for housing

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.34 A$81.06	$19.00 THB632.11	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,692.64 A$2,435.10	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,271.03 A$1,828.55	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.04 A$197.15	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-51.2%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,057.82 A$2,960.47	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,149.34 A$20,355.84	$14,270.93 THB475K	+0.9%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$1.78 THB59.30	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 A$5.73	$1.93 THB64.24	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$2.82 THB93.88	-93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.98 A$92.05	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.06 A$24.54	$4.75 THB158.12	-72.1%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Adelaide	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 A$102.80	$50.55 THB1,681.42	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.92 A$77.57	$29.23 THB972.21	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.83 A$166.64	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.21 A$198.83	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-51.3%
Average			-40.6%

Adelaide vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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