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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 1.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 1.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.02 THB96.21	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.34 THB201.79	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.57 THB18.25	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.36 THB11.51	-34.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.29 THB41.10	+136.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$9.13 THB290.47	+64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.43 THB204.50	+91.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.55 THB49.26	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.47 THB46.76	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.43 THB45.60	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.63 THB19.94	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.87 THB27.69	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.76 THB24.03	+65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.64 THB20.28	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.48 THB15.33	-4.9%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.66 THB148.23	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$20.16 THB641.37	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+119.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$12.25 THB389.76	-28.1%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$18.64 THB593.02	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$216.93 THB6,901.82	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$163.26 THB5,194.25	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$59.81 THB1,902.85	+103.9%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 1.6% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	+20.2%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 THB59.20	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.11 THB67.10	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.95 THB93.74	-4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$49.08 THB1,561.49	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.96 THB157.88	-32.5%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$30.19 THB960.41	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$19.85 THB631.50	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$80.63 THB2,565.48	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-18.3%
Average			+8.5%

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