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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ajax Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 62.2% cheaper than Ajax.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 82.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ajax Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% less for restaurants

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.82	$2.90 THB96.35	-83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.89	$6.08 THB202.10	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.48	$0.55 THB18.28	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 CA$2.15	$0.31 THB10.21	-79.8%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 CA$4.05	$1.24 THB41.16	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 CA$6.48	$7.69 THB255.97	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 CA$10.39	$6.16 THB204.82	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.06 CA$4.33	$1.48 THB49.33	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.30	$1.18 THB39.40	-77.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83 CA$2.59	$1.44 THB47.81	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 CA$1.07	$0.56 THB18.64	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 CA$2.67	$0.85 THB28.41	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 CA$2.11	$0.87 THB28.96	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 CA$1.87	$0.55 THB18.32	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 CA$1.23	$0.48 THB15.97	-44.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 CA$6.00	$5.18 THB172.20	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.92 CA$121.64	$19.31 THB642.37	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$45,632.12 THB2M	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.83 THB327.11
Average			-15.7%

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pay 82.5% less for housing

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 CA$81.42	$19.00 THB632.11	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,507.96 CA$2,134.89	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,367.68 CA$1,936.30	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 CA$135.80	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-30.2%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.72 CA$1,241.22	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,271.39 CA$24,451.98	$14,270.93 THB475K	-17.4%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.51 CA$4.96	$1.78 THB59.30	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 CA$5.11	$1.93 THB64.24	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$2.82 THB93.88	-79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.32 CA$47.17	$47.01 THB1,563.91	+41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.99 CA$14.14	$4.75 THB158.12	-52.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Ajax	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.27 CA$71.16	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.20 CA$52.66	$29.23 THB972.21	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 CA$119.16	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.66 CA$146.76	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-35.0%
Average			-17.2%

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