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Thailand

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Long Island vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 3.5 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Long Island
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 49.0% more in Long Island
Housing: pay 9.7 times more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 37.5% more in Long Island

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

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Long Island vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Island instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB97.22	$25.00	+763.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB203.92	$11.00	+81.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.45	$2.18	+296.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.30	$1.56	+408.6%
Average			+338.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.53	$4.28	+246.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB258.28	$3.64	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB206.67	$4.92	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.78	$5.17	+248.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.75	$5.37	+353.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB48.25	$1.90	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.81	$0.56	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.67	$0.95	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$2.81	+222.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.49	$0.50	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.12	$1.00	+108.3%
Average			+60.6%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Long Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.0% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB173.76	$4.13	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB648.16	$129.50	+570.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$36,651.00	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB330.06	$19.40	+97.3%
Average			+49.0%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Long Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.7 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB637.82	$53.33	+180.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,334.31	$2,766.67	+1166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,337.82	$2,440.00	+1434.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,246.96	$144.44	+115.8%
Average			+872.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$2,250.00	+1162.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB479K	$23,666.67	+65.8%
Average			+357.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$8.00	+348.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.82	$5.12	+165.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB94.73	$11.41	+304.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,578.02	$31.75	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB159.55	$14.50	+204.9%
Average			+126.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Long Island - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.5% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,696.59	$40.00	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB980.98	$57.50	+96.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,592.65	$76.25	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,260.25	$156.67	+132.7%
Average			+37.5%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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