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Nairobi vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 16.6% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 52.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$5.80 KES750.88	+92.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$6.97 KES901.06	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.70 KES90.79	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.55 KES71.04	+51.8%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$0.55 KES70.69	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$5.57 KES720.08	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$3.36 KES434.10	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$1.64 KES212.73	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.92 KES377.51	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$1.41 KES181.96	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.47 KES61.40	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$0.89 KES115.07	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.46 KES59.01	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.49 KES63.50	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.51 KES65.52	+5.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$5.40 KES698.38	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+53.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+39.0%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 52.3% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+113.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+119.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-51.0%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-16.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$2.32 KES300.35	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$2.37 KES306.55	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$3.10 KES400.47	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$7.35 KES951.12	+48.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$62.28 KES8,055.48	+22.4%
Average			-0.8%

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