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Russia

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Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 53.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 77.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$2.90 THB97.22	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$6.08 THB203.92	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$0.55 THB18.45	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$0.31 THB10.30	-63.3%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$1.24 THB41.53	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$7.69 THB258.28	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$6.16 THB206.67	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$1.48 THB49.78	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$1.18 THB39.75	-60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$1.44 THB48.25	+54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.56 THB18.81	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$0.85 THB28.67	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$0.87 THB29.23	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$0.55 THB18.49	+35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$0.48 THB16.12	+48.4%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$5.18 THB173.76	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	$19.31 THB648.16	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$9.83 THB330.06	-2.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 77.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$19.00 THB637.82	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-80.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-53.1%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$14,270.93 THB479K	-46.0%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$1.78 THB59.83	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$1.93 THB64.82	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$2.82 THB94.73	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$47.01 THB1,578.02	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$4.75 THB159.55	-49.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$29.23 THB980.98	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-62.6%
Average			-54.4%

Moscow vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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