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Thailand

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Playa del Carmen vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 68.0% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 32.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$11.13 MX$205.76	+284.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$11.94 MX$220.72	+96.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.34 MX$24.83	+144.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.82 MX$15.25	+168.7%
Average			+180.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$2.30 MX$42.51	+85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$3.80 MX$70.30	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$5.64 MX$104.29	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$2.53 MX$46.87	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$3.67 MX$67.89	+210.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$1.31 MX$24.17	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.66 MX$12.13	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$1.20 MX$22.24	+40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.97 MX$17.89	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.91 MX$16.82	+65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.89 MX$16.46	+85.4%
Average			+32.8%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.72 MX$105.85	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$27.82 MX$514.40	+44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$32.66 MX$604.00	+232.1%
Average			+2.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$29.02 MX$536.69	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+357.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+142.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-2.2%
Average			+166.6%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-71.9%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.17 MX$58.59	+77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.84 MX$71.02	+98.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$4.45 MX$82.30	+57.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$5.00 MX$92.42	+5.1%
Average			+47.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$44.85 MX$829.44	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$42.62 MX$788.17	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+33.7%
Average			+14.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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