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Thailand

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Latvia

Jelgava vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Jelgava is 33.7% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Jelgava
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Jelgava
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Jelgava
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Jelgava
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Jelgava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% more in Jelgava
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Jelgava

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

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Jelgava vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$7.84 €6.98	+170.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$6.61 €5.88	+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.61 €1.44	+193.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$1.18 €1.05	+283.9%
Average			+105.3%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Jelgava - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$0.90 €0.80	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$5.22 €4.65	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$4.41 €3.92	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$3.10 €2.76	+108.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$2.50 €2.22	+110.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$0.76 €0.68	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.83 €0.73	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$1.13 €1.00	+32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$1.40 €1.24	+60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.40 €0.36	-27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.42 €0.37	-12.4%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$7.11 €6.33	+37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$27.99 €24.92	+45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$11.42 €10.17	+16.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$14.93 €13.28	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$324.72 €289.02	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$257.54 €229.22	+61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$143.28 €127.53	+114.0%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$223.95 €199.32	+25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	+0.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$4.48 €3.99	+151.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.28 €2.92	+70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$6.72 €5.98	+138.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$46.19 €41.11	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$10.75 €9.57	+126.1%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Jelgava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$50.39 €44.85	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$21.83 €19.43	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$55.99 €49.83	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$111.97 €99.66	+66.3%
Average			-2.7%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Jelgava - Cost of clothing

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