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Thailand

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Japan

Saitama vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 34.6% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Saitama
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in Saitama
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 91.3% more in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Saitama

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

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Saitama vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$5.69 ¥900	+96.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$4.74 ¥750	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$0.71 ¥112	+29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.62 ¥97	+100.9%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.70 ¥268	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$5.18 ¥819	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$5.37 ¥849	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$2.04 ¥322	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$2.50 ¥395	+111.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$2.58 ¥408	+79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$1.00 ¥158	+78.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$1.31 ¥206	+52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$1.90 ¥300	+118.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$1.17 ¥185	+112.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.72 ¥113	+49.4%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$4.11 ¥649	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$24.67 ¥3,899	+150.9%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$32.16 ¥5,082	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$411.23 ¥64,980	+88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$237.25 ¥37,488	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$101.00 ¥15,960	+50.9%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 91.3% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$632.30 ¥99,913	+254.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$14,725.05 ¥2M	+3.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.53 ¥400	+42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.01 ¥475	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$3.80 ¥600	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$62.63 ¥9,897	+33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$11.07 ¥1,749	+132.9%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$34.80 ¥5,498	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$25.31 ¥3,999	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$55.36 ¥8,747	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$63.27 ¥9,997	-6.0%
Average			-20.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Saitama - Cost of clothing

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