Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Canada

Ajax vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Ajax is 2.6 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Ajax
Groceries: pay 73.0% more in Ajax
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Ajax
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in Ajax
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ajax
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.2% more in Ajax
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Ajax

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ajax are more expensive than in Nakhon Ratchasima. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ajax.

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Ajax vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$17.53 CA$24.82	+505.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$10.52 CA$14.89	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.75 CA$2.48	+219.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$1.52 CA$2.15	+395.0%
Average			+259.1%

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$2.86 CA$4.05	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$4.58 CA$6.48	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$7.34 CA$10.39	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$3.06 CA$4.33	+106.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$5.16 CA$7.30	+335.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$1.83 CA$2.59	+27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.76 CA$1.07	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$1.89 CA$2.67	+121.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$1.49 CA$2.11	+71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$1.32 CA$1.87	+139.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.87 CA$1.23	+80.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$4.24 CA$6.00	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$85.92 CA$121.64	+344.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	??
Average			+18.7%

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$57.51 CA$81.42	+202.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$1,507.96 CA$2,134.89	+590.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$1,367.68 CA$1,936.30	+760.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$95.92 CA$135.80	+43.3%
Average			+471.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$876.72 CA$1,241.22	+391.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$17,271.39 CA$24,451.98	+21.0%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.51 CA$4.96	+96.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.61 CA$5.11	+86.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$14.03 CA$19.86	+397.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$33.32 CA$47.17	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$9.99 CA$14.14	+110.2%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajax
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$50.27 CA$71.16	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$37.20 CA$52.66	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$84.17 CA$119.16	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$103.66 CA$146.76	+53.9%
Average			+20.7%

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