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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mons Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 55.9% cheaper than Mons.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 71.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 44.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mons Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$2.90 THB96.35	-82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$6.08 THB202.10	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$0.55 THB18.28	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.49	$0.31 THB10.21	-81.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.99	$1.24 THB41.16	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 €8.26	$7.69 THB255.97	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 €3.99	$6.16 THB204.82	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 €3.58	$1.48 THB49.33	-63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.62 €5.00	$1.18 THB39.40	-78.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.12	$1.44 THB47.81	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$0.56 THB18.64	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.85 THB28.41	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.87 THB28.96	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.55 THB18.32	-43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$0.48 THB15.97	-10.0%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.75 €6.01	$5.18 THB172.20	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	$19.31 THB642.37	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$45,632.12 THB2M	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.49 €30.70	$9.83 THB327.11	-71.5%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 71.1% less for housing

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.89 €41.73	$19.00 THB632.11	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$697.97 €621.22	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.83 €622.88	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.14 €151.43	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-60.7%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$559.87 €498.30	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,386.95 €19,035.15	$14,270.93 THB475K	-33.3%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$1.78 THB59.30	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.46 €2.19	$1.93 THB64.24	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.67	$2.82 THB93.88	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 €23.42	$47.01 THB1,563.91	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.96	$4.75 THB158.12	-61.4%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 44.3% less for clothing

	Mons	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.90 €96.03	$50.55 THB1,681.42	-53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.12 €41.94	$29.23 THB972.21	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.76 €95.91	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.57 €129.56	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-53.7%
Average			-44.3%

Mons vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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