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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Duluth Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 59.0% cheaper than Duluth.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 34.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 79.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Duluth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$2.90 THB97.22	-85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.08 THB203.92	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55	$0.55 THB18.45	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85	$0.31 THB10.30	-83.4%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 34.2% less for groceries

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.90	$1.24 THB41.53	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14	$7.69 THB258.28	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.28	$6.16 THB206.67	+87.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66	$1.48 THB49.78	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$1.18 THB39.75	-74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.34	$1.44 THB48.25	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$0.56 THB18.81	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.85 THB28.67	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98	$0.87 THB29.23	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.55 THB18.49	+8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.48 THB16.12	-50.5%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47	$5.18 THB173.76	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00	$19.31 THB648.16	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,495.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+102.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.43	$9.83 THB330.06	-43.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 79.9% less for housing

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67	$19.00 THB637.82	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,275.00	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$987.50	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.55	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-51.0%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,040.00	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,030.00	$14,270.93 THB479K	+42.3%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$1.78 THB59.83	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30	$1.93 THB64.82	-63.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$2.82 THB94.73	-78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.33	$47.01 THB1,578.02	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45	$4.75 THB159.55	-58.5%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Duluth	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.94	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.06	$29.23 THB980.98	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.10	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-20.8%
Average			-22.7%

Duluth vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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