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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Albufeira Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 58.0% cheaper than Albufeira.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 79.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 30.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Albufeira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$2.90 THB96.35	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.07 €8.96	$6.08 THB202.10	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.35	$0.55 THB18.28	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.21	$0.31 THB10.21	-77.5%
Average			-67.3%

Albufeira vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$1.24 THB41.16	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.74 €6.88	$7.69 THB255.97	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.55	$6.16 THB204.82	+54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.74	$1.48 THB49.33	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$1.18 THB39.40	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.44 THB47.81	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.52	$0.56 THB18.64	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.85 THB28.41	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$0.87 THB28.96	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.55 THB18.32	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.48 THB15.97	-63.3%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.88 €7.02	$5.18 THB172.20	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.87 €49.73	$19.31 THB642.37	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.60 €11.21	$9.83 THB327.11	-21.9%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 79.8% less for housing

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.23	$19.00 THB632.11	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,301.69 €1,158.55	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €74.80	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-20.3%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 30.9% less for childcare

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$475.89 €423.56	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,182.80 €9,953.09	$14,270.93 THB475K	+27.6%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$1.78 THB59.30	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.24	$1.93 THB64.24	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$2.82 THB93.88	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.91 €47.09	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.72	$4.75 THB158.12	-45.2%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Albufeira	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.67	$50.55 THB1,681.42	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.16 €40.20	$29.23 THB972.21	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.11 €73.08	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.70 €127.90	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-53.1%
Average			-39.5%

Albufeira vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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