Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

South Africa

Johannesburg vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Johannesburg is 64.9% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Johannesburg
Groceries: pay 14.0% more in Johannesburg
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Johannesburg
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Johannesburg
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Johannesburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Johannesburg
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Johannesburg

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

Planning a move to South Africa? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Johannesburg vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+314.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.20 ZAR19.75	+117.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.89 ZAR14.70	+190.3%
Average			+142.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.0% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.25 ZAR20.56	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$4.31 ZAR71.09	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$5.00 ZAR82.53	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$2.67 ZAR44.10	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$2.50 ZAR41.25	+111.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$0.93 ZAR15.38	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.83 ZAR13.71	+48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$0.83 ZAR13.63	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.94 ZAR15.50	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.76 ZAR12.57	+38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.84 ZAR13.80	+74.3%
Average			+14.0%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.77 ZAR95.18	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	+366.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$8.05 ZAR132.81	-18.1%
Average			+38.7%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$35.90 ZAR592.10	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$498.84 ZAR8,227.92	+128.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$425.42 ZAR7,016.95	+167.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$174.98 ZAR2,886.07	+161.4%
Average			+145.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.8% less for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$242.74 ZAR4,003.77	+36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$5,468.16 ZAR90,191.79	-61.7%
Average			-27.8%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$2.44 ZAR40.27	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$3.30 ZAR54.51	+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$36.60 ZAR603.73	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$7.81 ZAR128.84	+64.3%
Average			+18.7%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Johannesburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$57.63 ZAR950.55	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$45.77 ZAR754.99	+56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$108.45 ZAR1,788.73	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$105.86 ZAR1,746.13	+57.2%
Average			+40.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Johannesburg

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Johannesburg?

More cost comparisons

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Rome

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Vienna

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Moscow

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Bangkok

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Paris

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Ottawa

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Berlin

Nakhon Ratchasima vs.

Hanoi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. South Africa. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and South Africa.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Nakhon Ratchasima

Add prices for Johannesburg

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Johannesburg or Nakhon Ratchasima. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.