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New York City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 5.0 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in New York City
Housing: pay 13.6 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 71.0% more in New York City

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

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New York City vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB97.22	$26.50	+814.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB203.92	$14.50	+138.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.45	$3.95	+618.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.30	$2.97	+866.3%
Average			+461.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.53	$4.78	+286.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB258.28	$9.47	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB206.67	$5.13	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.78	$6.03	+306.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.75	$7.93	+569.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB48.25	$3.11	+116.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.81	$0.96	+72.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.67	$2.83	+231.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$3.08	+253.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.49	$1.83	+231.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.12	$2.04	+325.0%
Average			+174.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB173.76	$4.31	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB648.16	$140.00	+625.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$35,458.00	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB330.06	$20.44	+107.9%
Average			+53.5%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.6 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB637.82	$71.57	+276.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,334.31	$4,447.32	+1935.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,337.82	$3,217.65	+1923.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,246.96	$164.80	+146.2%
Average			+1259.4%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$3,379.10	+1795.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB479K	$60,882.67	+326.6%
Average			+799.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$8.50	+376.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.82	$6.50	+236.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB94.73	$19.00	+573.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,578.02	$121.41	+158.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB159.55	$22.50	+373.4%
Average			+294.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. New York City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.0% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,696.59	$75.86	+50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB980.98	$54.45	+86.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,592.65	$120.38	+55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,260.25	$132.00	+96.0%
Average			+71.0%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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