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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 29.5% cheaper than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$44.68	$2.90 THB97.25	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.20	$6.08 THB203.97	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 R$7.45	$0.55 THB18.45	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 R$4.74	$0.31 THB10.31	-67.7%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 R$10.29	$1.24 THB41.54	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$29.33	$7.69 THB258.35	+30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 R$20.26	$6.16 THB206.72	+51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 R$12.36	$1.48 THB49.79	-40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 R$9.10	$1.18 THB39.76	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 R$5.51	$1.44 THB48.26	+30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 R$3.41	$0.56 THB18.81	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.00	$0.85 THB28.68	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 R$3.76	$0.87 THB29.23	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.72	$0.55 THB18.49	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.48 THB16.12	-0.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.65	$5.18 THB173.80	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.03 R$179.72	$19.31 THB648.33	-46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$45,632.12 THB2M	+92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.24 R$41.11	$9.83 THB330.15	+19.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.23 R$110.84	$19.00 THB637.98	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.69 R$2,512.04	$218.51 THB7,336.20	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.14 R$1,372.19	$159.03 THB5,339.20	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.47 R$371.39	$66.94 THB2,247.54	-10.1%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$826.32 R$4,121.04	$178.25 THB5,984.57	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,972.69 R$84,647.06	$14,270.93 THB479K	-15.9%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$1.78 THB59.85	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 R$13.25	$1.93 THB64.83	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$2.82 THB94.76	+13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.99 R$169.52	$47.01 THB1,578.43	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$4.75 THB159.59	-40.3%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Brasilia	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.09 R$279.72	$50.55 THB1,697.03	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 R$220.63	$29.23 THB981.23	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.37 R$425.75	$77.24 THB2,593.31	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.39 R$440.82	$67.34 THB2,260.84	-23.8%
Average			-20.0%

Brasilia vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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