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Thailand

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Malta

San Gwann vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

San Gwann is 2.3 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in San Gwann
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in San Gwann
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in San Gwann
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in San Gwann
Childcare: pay 10.6% more in San Gwann
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% more in San Gwann
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in San Gwann

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

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San Gwann vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Gwann instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$21.27 €18.94	+634.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$13.44 €11.96	+121.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$2.10 €1.87	+282.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$1.09 €0.97	+255.6%
Average			+320.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. San Gwann - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.43 €1.28	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$5.18 €4.61	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$5.09 €4.53	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$4.21 €3.75	+183.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$5.45 €4.85	+360.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$1.72 €1.53	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$1.24 €1.11	+122.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$1.76 €1.57	+106.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$1.69 €1.51	+94.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.86 €0.77	+56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$1.02 €0.90	+111.6%
Average			+67.8%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. San Gwann - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.68 €5.06	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$14.56 €12.96	-24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$18.25 €16.24	+85.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$35.55 €31.64	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$1,186.92 €1,056.40	+443.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$979.77 €872.03	+516.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$87.05 €77.48	+30.0%
Average			+337.1%

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$277.72 €247.18	+55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	-21.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$4.48 €3.99	+151.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$2.84 €2.53	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$6.27 €5.58	+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$56.92 €50.66	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$10.08 €8.97	+112.0%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	San Gwann
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$55.43 €49.33	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$61.59 €54.81	+110.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$81.18 €72.25	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$128.77 €114.61	+91.2%
Average			+46.8%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. San Gwann - Cost of clothing

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