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Thailand

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United States

East Lansing vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

East Lansing is 2.6 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in East Lansing
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in East Lansing
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in East Lansing
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in East Lansing
Childcare: pay 68.5% more in East Lansing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.6% more in East Lansing
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in East Lansing

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

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East Lansing vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East Lansing instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB97.22	$16.50	+469.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB203.92	$12.00	+97.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.45	$2.51	+357.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.30	$2.17	+605.2%
Average			+292.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. East Lansing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.53	$2.95	+138.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB258.28	$5.51	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB206.67	$3.06	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.78	$2.79	+88.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.75	$7.75	+554.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB48.25	$2.45	+70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.81	$0.70	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.67	$3.00	+250.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$1.62	+86.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.49	$2.60	+372.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.12	$2.54	+429.5%
Average			+110.7%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. East Lansing - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB173.76	$3.74	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB648.16	$50.00	+158.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$34,000.00	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB330.06	$34.85	+254.5%
Average			+17.6%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. East Lansing - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB637.82	$63.33	+233.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,334.31	$1,207.50	+452.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,337.82	$1,045.75	+557.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,246.96	$134.29	+100.6%
Average			+396.2%

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pay 68.5% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$648.50	+263.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB479K	$11,136.00	-22.0%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$5.00	+180.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.82	$5.40	+179.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB94.73	$9.52	+237.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,578.02	$36.67	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB159.55	$11.00	+131.3%
Average			+97.6%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. East Lansing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	East Lansing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,696.59	$55.00	+8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB980.98	$37.50	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,592.65	$70.00	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,260.25	$85.00	+26.2%
Average			+12.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. East Lansing - Cost of clothing

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