Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 41.8% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 78.1% more in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Brasilia

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

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Brasilia vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$8.96 R$45.35	+209.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$8.46 R$42.84	+39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.49 R$7.56	+171.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.95 R$4.81	+209.3%
Average			+130.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$2.06 R$10.45	+66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$5.88 R$29.77	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$4.06 R$20.57	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$2.48 R$12.54	+67.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$1.83 R$9.24	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$1.10 R$5.59	-23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.68 R$3.46	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$0.60 R$3.05	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.75 R$3.82	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.55 R$2.76	-0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.48 R$2.44	+0.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$4.94 R$25.02	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$36.03 R$182.43	+86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$8.24 R$41.73	-16.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 78.1% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$22.23 R$112.52	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$503.69 R$2,549.95	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$275.14 R$1,392.90	+73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$74.47 R$376.99	+11.2%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+363.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+18.9%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.39 R$12.09	+34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$2.66 R$13.45	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$2.48 R$12.58	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$33.99 R$172.07	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$7.96 R$40.32	+67.5%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$56.09 R$283.94	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$44.24 R$223.96	+51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$85.37 R$432.17	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$88.39 R$447.47	+31.3%
Average			+24.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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