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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.02 THB96.21	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.34 THB201.79	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.57 THB18.25	+50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.36 THB11.51	+151.9%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.29 THB41.10	+115.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$9.13 THB290.47	+386.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$6.43 THB204.50	+72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.55 THB49.26	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.47 THB46.76	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.43 THB45.60	+92.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.63 THB19.94	+87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.87 THB27.69	+206.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.76 THB24.03	+498.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.64 THB20.28	+238.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.48 THB15.33	+158.6%
Average			+166.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.66 THB148.23	+242.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$20.16 THB641.37	+213.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$12.25 THB389.76	+360.6%
Average			+210.8%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$18.64 THB593.02	+44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$216.93 THB6,901.82	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$163.26 THB5,194.25	+19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$59.81 THB1,902.85	+212.7%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$186.08 THB5,920.34	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	+377.0%
Average			+238.7%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.86 THB59.20	+27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.11 THB67.10	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.95 THB93.74	+41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$49.08 THB1,561.49	+183.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.96 THB157.88	+32.7%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$30.19 THB960.41	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$19.85 THB631.50	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$80.63 THB2,565.48	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-17.4%
Average			-29.0%

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