Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 4.1 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 11.6 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 97.2% more in Mountain View

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

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Mountain View vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$20.00	+590.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$12.00	+97.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$2.75	+399.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$2.70	+778.7%
Average			+341.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$4.30	+247.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$8.27	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$4.90	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$5.38	+262.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$5.33	+350.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$2.50	+73.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.88	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$2.00	+134.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$2.66	+205.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$1.75	+217.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$2.60	+440.8%
Average			+141.3%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.78	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$36,998.00	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$43.77	+345.1%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 11.6 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$63.00	+231.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$2,898.75	+1226.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$3,028.33	+1804.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$224.96	+236.0%
Average			+1064.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$2,285.25	+1182.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$24,000.00	+68.2%
Average			+364.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$7.00	+292.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$5.33	+176.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$11.71	+314.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$72.25	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$17.00	+257.6%
Average			+184.4%

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pay 97.2% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$51.67	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$100.00	+242.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$150.00	+94.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$150.00	+122.8%
Average			+97.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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