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Bangkok vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 50.7% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 73.9% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$3.10 THB98.65	+2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$6.20 THB197.30	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.79 THB25.19	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.33 THB10.61	-7.9%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$1.44 THB45.81	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$8.50 THB270.59	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$7.23 THB230.01	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$2.28 THB72.68	+47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$1.38 THB43.91	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$1.59 THB50.61	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.82 THB25.98	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$1.02 THB32.56	+17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.85 THB27.13	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.72 THB22.92	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.65 THB20.65	+34.7%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$4.69 THB149.30	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$11.63 THB369.93	-5.1%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$16.91 THB537.90	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+211.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+14.8%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+227.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+26.6%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$2.79 THB88.78	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$2.54 THB80.83	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$4.40 THB139.83	+49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$8.06 THB256.48	+62.5%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 73.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+94.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+91.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+79.8%
Average			+73.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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