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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mountain View Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 75.8% cheaper than Mountain View.

Restaurants: pay 77.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 58.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 91.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 49.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mountain View Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Mountain View, you would:

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pay 77.4% less for restaurants

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$2.90 THB96.35	-85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.08 THB202.10	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.55 THB18.28	-80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$0.31 THB10.21	-88.6%
Average			-77.4%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.6% less for groceries

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$4.30	$1.24 THB41.16	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.27	$7.69 THB255.97	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90	$6.16 THB204.82	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38	$1.48 THB49.33	-72.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.33	$1.18 THB39.40	-77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.44 THB47.81	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.56 THB18.64	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.85 THB28.41	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.66	$0.87 THB28.96	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.55 THB18.32	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60	$0.48 THB15.97	-81.5%
Average			-58.6%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78	$5.18 THB172.20	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.31 THB642.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.77	$9.83 THB327.11	-77.5%
Average			-15.4%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.4% less for housing

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.00	$19.00 THB632.11	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,898.75	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,028.33	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-94.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.96	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-70.2%
Average			-91.4%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of housing

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,285.25	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,000.00	$14,270.93 THB475K	-40.5%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$1.78 THB59.30	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$1.93 THB64.24	-63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$2.82 THB93.88	-75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.25	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$4.75 THB158.12	-72.0%
Average			-64.8%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Mountain View	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.67	$50.55 THB1,681.42	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$100.00	$29.23 THB972.21	-70.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-55.1%
Average			-49.3%

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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