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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 12.7% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 47.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 50.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,658	$2.90 THB97.22	+50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$6.08 THB203.92	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,857	$0.55 THB18.45	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,560	$0.31 THB10.30	-7.5%
Average			+31.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,746	$1.24 THB41.53	+15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$7.69 THB258.28	+27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$6.16 THB206.67	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,862	$1.48 THB49.78	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,421	$1.18 THB39.75	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,138	$1.44 THB48.25	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,901	$0.56 THB18.81	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,650	$0.85 THB28.67	+18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,866	$0.87 THB29.23	+51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,055	$0.55 THB18.49	+1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,615	$0.48 THB16.12	-9.0%
Average			+4.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,630	$5.18 THB173.76	+45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$19.31 THB648.16	+67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫793M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$9.83 THB330.06	+69.5%
Average			+54.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.3% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$19.00 THB637.82	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-15.5%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 50.4% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫608M	$14,270.93 THB479K	-39.4%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,669	$1.78 THB59.83	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,814	$1.93 THB64.82	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,781	$2.82 THB94.73	+129.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫668K	$47.01 THB1,578.02	+81.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,385	$4.75 THB159.55	+37.2%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫893K	$29.23 THB980.98	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-28.8%
Average			-16.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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