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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 49.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 74.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 55.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$3.02 THB96.21	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$6.34 THB201.79	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.57 THB18.25	-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.36 THB11.51	-83.8%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.29 THB41.10	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$9.13 THB290.47	+83.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$6.43 THB204.50	+17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.55 THB49.26	-64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.47 THB46.76	-64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.43 THB45.60	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.63 THB19.94	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.87 THB27.69	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.76 THB24.03	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.64 THB20.28	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.48 THB15.33	-53.7%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.66 THB148.23	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$20.16 THB641.37	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$12.25 THB389.76	-35.3%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 74.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$18.64 THB593.02	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$216.93 THB6,901.82	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$163.26 THB5,194.25	-85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$59.81 THB1,902.85	-62.4%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 55.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	-20.9%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.86 THB59.20	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.11 THB67.10	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$2.95 THB93.74	-90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$49.08 THB1,561.49	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$4.96 THB157.88	-62.0%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$30.19 THB960.41	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$19.85 THB631.50	-65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$80.63 THB2,565.48	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-57.0%
Average			-48.4%

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