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United Arab Emirates

Fujairah vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 49.0% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% more in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Fujairah
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Fujairah

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

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Fujairah vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.3% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$7.49 AED27.50	+158.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$7.62 AED28.00	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.12 AED4.10	+103.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.41 AED1.50	+33.0%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.36 AED5.00	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$6.36 AED23.37	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$6.31 AED23.18	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$2.36 AED8.65	+58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$4.26 AED15.65	+259.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$0.80 AED2.95	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.74 AED2.72	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$0.68 AED2.51	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.43 AED1.59	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.37 AED1.36	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.41 AED1.50	-14.8%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$3.33 AED12.24	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$40.84 AED149.98	+111.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$7.22 AED26.50	-26.6%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$78.28 AED287.47	+311.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$589.91 AED2,166.43	+170.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$530.92 AED1,949.79	+233.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$94.21 AED345.97	+40.7%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$257.14 AED944.34	+44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	-68.5%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$8.85 AED32.50	+396.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$5.60 AED20.55	+189.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$5.45 AED20.00	+92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$47.65 AED174.98	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$10.89 AED40.00	+129.1%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$21.78 AED79.99	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$13.61 AED49.99	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$74.87 AED274.97	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$61.26 AED224.98	-9.0%
Average			-35.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Fujairah - Cost of clothing

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