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Thailand

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China

Shenzhen vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Shenzhen is 42.3% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Shenzhen
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Shenzhen
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Shenzhen
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Shenzhen
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Shenzhen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Shenzhen
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Shenzhen

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

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Shenzhen vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$3.73 CN¥24.95	+28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$0.56 CN¥3.72	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.34 CN¥2.27	+10.3%
Average			+7.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Shenzhen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.60 CN¥10.72	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$10.53 CN¥70.43	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$5.97 CN¥39.92	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$1.72 CN¥11.52	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$1.53 CN¥10.22	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$1.03 CN¥6.90	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.72 CN¥4.82	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$0.87 CN¥5.79	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.66 CN¥4.39	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.48 CN¥3.21	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.57 CN¥3.85	+19.7%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.01 CN¥33.51	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$22.37 CN¥149.69	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$4.65 CN¥31.14	-52.7%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$16.39 CN¥109.66	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$759.98 CN¥5,084.90	+247.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$476.09 CN¥3,185.43	+199.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$48.84 CN¥326.76	-27.0%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$528.93 CN¥3,539.00	+196.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$24,029.94 CN¥161K	+68.4%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$1.49 CN¥9.98	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.31 CN¥22.16	+71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$4.47 CN¥29.94	+58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$49.66 CN¥332.26	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$7.45 CN¥49.85	+56.7%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Shenzhen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$54.66 CN¥365.75	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$39.75 CN¥265.95	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$72.46 CN¥484.85	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$91.98 CN¥615.39	+36.6%
Average			+17.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Shenzhen - Cost of clothing

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