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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 35.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$2.90 THB97.22	-2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$6.08 THB203.92	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$0.55 THB18.45	-15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.31 THB10.30	-12.9%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.24 THB41.53	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$7.69 THB258.28	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$6.16 THB206.67	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$1.48 THB49.78	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$1.18 THB39.75	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.44 THB48.25	-18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.56 THB18.81	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.85 THB28.67	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$0.87 THB29.23	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.55 THB18.49	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.48 THB16.12	-30.6%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$5.18 THB173.76	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$19.31 THB648.16	-44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$9.83 THB330.06	-6.8%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$19.00 THB637.82	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-18.4%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-68.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$14,270.93 THB479K	-13.5%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$1.78 THB59.83	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$1.93 THB64.82	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$2.82 THB94.73	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$47.01 THB1,578.02	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$4.75 THB159.55	-37.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$29.23 THB980.98	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-38.7%
Average			-30.2%

Bangkok vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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