Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Fort Smith vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 2.1 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.3% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Fort Smith

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

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Fort Smith vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB97.22	$20.00	+590.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB203.92	$11.50	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.45	$2.33	+324.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.30	$2.02	+556.9%
Average			+316.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.53	$3.35	+170.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB258.28	$3.74	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB206.67	$3.69	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.78	$2.94	+98.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.75	$4.92	+315.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB48.25	$2.22	+54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.81	$0.65	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.67	$1.13	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$0.98	+12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.49	$0.88	+59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.12	$0.70	+45.8%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB173.76	$2.94	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB648.16	$35.00	+81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$26,000.00	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB330.06	$12.75	+29.7%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB637.82	$68.50	+260.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,334.31	$679.75	+211.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,337.82	$656.25	+312.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,246.96	$213.32	+218.7%
Average			+252.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$900.00	+404.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB479K	$23,729.17	+66.3%
Average			+189.7%

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$6.00	+236.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.82	$5.26	+172.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB94.73	$8.21	+191.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,578.02	$26.67	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB159.55	$13.50	+184.0%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,696.59	$53.80	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB980.98	$41.20	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,592.65	$93.33	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,260.25	$76.66	+13.8%
Average			+19.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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