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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 29.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 89.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.02 THB96.21	+59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$6.34 THB201.79	+46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.57 THB18.25	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.36 THB11.51	+47.1%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.29 THB41.10	+42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$9.13 THB290.47	+84.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$6.43 THB204.50	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.55 THB49.26	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.47 THB46.76	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.43 THB45.60	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.63 THB19.94	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.87 THB27.69	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.76 THB24.03	+51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.64 THB20.28	+44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.48 THB15.33	+4.5%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.66 THB148.23	+45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$20.16 THB641.37	+166.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$12.25 THB389.76	+118.5%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$18.64 THB593.02	+114.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$216.93 THB6,901.82	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$163.26 THB5,194.25	-36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$59.81 THB1,902.85	+6.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	-10.5%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.86 THB59.20	+96.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.11 THB67.10	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.95 THB93.74	+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$49.08 THB1,561.49	+75.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.96 THB157.88	+31.0%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$30.19 THB960.41	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$19.85 THB631.50	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$80.63 THB2,565.48	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-29.7%
Average			-19.4%

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