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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 8.2% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% less for restaurants

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$3.02 THB96.21	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.34 THB201.79	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.57 THB18.25	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.36 THB11.51	-44.6%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.29 THB41.10	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$9.13 THB290.47	+102.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.43 THB204.50	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.55 THB49.26	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.47 THB46.76	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.43 THB45.60	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.63 THB19.94	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.87 THB27.69	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.76 THB24.03	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.64 THB20.28	+38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.48 THB15.33	+11.0%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.66 THB148.23	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$20.16 THB641.37	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+138.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$12.25 THB389.76	-43.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$18.64 THB593.02	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$216.93 THB6,901.82	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$163.26 THB5,194.25	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$59.81 THB1,902.85	+37.4%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	+28.4%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.86 THB59.20	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.11 THB67.10	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.95 THB93.74	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$49.08 THB1,561.49	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.96 THB157.88	-30.5%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$30.19 THB960.41	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$19.85 THB631.50	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$80.63 THB2,565.48	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-39.2%
Average			-32.1%

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