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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ajijic Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 34.8% cheaper than Ajijic.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 65.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 99.4% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Ajijic. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ajijic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.74 MX$182.89	$2.90 THB97.22	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.23 MX$135.86	$6.08 THB203.92	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$31.35	$0.55 THB18.45	-67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 MX$22.99	$0.31 THB10.30	-74.9%
Average			-57.5%

Ajijic vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 MX$42.12	$1.24 THB41.53	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$76.29	$7.69 THB258.28	+89.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$105.50	$6.16 THB206.67	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 MX$43.06	$1.48 THB49.78	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 MX$72.29	$1.18 THB39.75	-69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MX$19.32	$1.44 THB48.25	+39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$11.26	$0.56 THB18.81	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$13.10	$0.85 THB28.67	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$14.93	$0.87 THB29.23	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.63	$0.55 THB18.49	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$11.85	$0.48 THB16.12	-23.9%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$105.62	$5.18 THB173.76	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.31 THB648.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$404K	$45,632.12 THB2M	+112.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.86 MX$692.38	$9.83 THB330.06	-73.3%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 65.3% less for housing

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.93 MX$468.38	$19.00 THB637.82	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$861.90 MX$16,191.86	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.47 MX$12,163.46	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.83 MX$804.53	$66.94 THB2,246.96	+56.3%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 99.4% more for childcare

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.96 MX$4,075.92	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.48 MX$55,390.68	$14,270.93 THB479K	+384.0%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MX$41.80	$1.78 THB59.83	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 MX$67.71	$1.93 THB64.82	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$83.61	$2.82 THB94.73	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.03 MX$470.30	$47.01 THB1,578.02	+87.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 MX$91.97	$4.75 THB159.55	-2.9%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Ajijic	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.51 MX$836.09	$50.55 THB1,696.59	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.69 MX$313.53	$29.23 THB980.98	+75.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.54 MX$1,306.38	$77.24 THB2,592.65	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.63 MX$1,345.58	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-6.0%
Average			+20.0%

Ajijic vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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