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Ankara vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 57.9% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 93.7% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 84.3% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.7% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$9.62 TRY409.29	+218.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$8.42 TRY358.13	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$1.21 TRY51.39	+110.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.41 TRY17.42	+13.2%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$0.69 TRY29.36	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$4.81 TRY204.56	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$3.67 TRY156.04	-42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$2.32 TRY98.68	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.55 TRY108.32	+73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$0.70 TRY29.65	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$1.05 TRY44.70	+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$0.60 TRY25.52	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.64 TRY27.05	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.30 TRY12.55	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.25 TRY10.63	-48.1%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$4.41 TRY187.55	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$9.02 TRY383.71	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$6.74 TRY286.50	-45.0%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$13.72 TRY583.66	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	+230.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	+214.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	+3.9%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	+222.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	+33.8%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$3.61 TRY153.48	+94.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$3.22 TRY137.05	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$2.17 TRY92.09	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$6.44 TRY273.71	+29.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 84.3% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	+89.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	+129.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	+88.7%
Average			+84.3%

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