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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Hillsboro Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 65.0% cheaper than Hillsboro.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 85.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Hillsboro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.6% less for restaurants

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$2.90 THB97.22	-87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$6.08 THB203.92	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.55 THB18.45	-80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07	$0.31 THB10.30	-85.2%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$3.67	$1.24 THB41.53	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02	$7.69 THB258.28	+53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92	$6.16 THB206.67	+57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.73	$1.48 THB49.78	-60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.24	$1.18 THB39.75	-81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.71	$1.44 THB48.25	-15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.56 THB18.81	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.85 THB28.67	-51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54	$0.87 THB29.23	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.55 THB18.49	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.48 THB16.12	-50.5%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43	$5.18 THB173.76	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	$19.31 THB648.16	-80.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+146.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56	$9.83 THB330.06	-36.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 85.4% less for housing

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.33	$19.00 THB637.82	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,625.00	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.56	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-41.0%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,222.22	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,250.00	$14,270.93 THB479K	+16.5%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$1.78 THB59.83	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69	$1.93 THB64.82	-58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$2.82 THB94.73	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.50	$47.01 THB1,578.02	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$4.75 THB159.55	-66.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Hillsboro	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.50	$50.55 THB1,696.59	+34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.33	$29.23 THB980.98	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-20.8%
Average			-9.4%

Hillsboro vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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