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State College vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

State College is 2.8 times more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in State College
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in State College
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in State College
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in State College
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in State College
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.8% more in State College
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in State College

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

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State College vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in State College instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB97.22	$15.00	+417.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB203.92	$9.50	+56.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.45	$2.46	+347.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.30	$1.72	+461.4%
Average			+238.3%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. State College - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.53	$3.03	+145.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB258.28	$4.80	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB206.67	$4.35	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.78	$3.91	+163.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.75	$4.25	+258.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB48.25	$1.60	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.81	$0.59	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.67	$2.02	+136.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$1.80	+106.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.49	$0.80	+45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.12	$1.15	+139.0%
Average			+62.1%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. State College - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB173.76	$4.17	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB648.16	$85.00	+340.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$35,000.00	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB330.06	$13.70	+39.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB637.82	$60.00	+215.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,334.31	$1,742.67	+697.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,337.82	$1,271.00	+699.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,246.96	$121.12	+80.9%
Average			+510.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$1,046.00	+486.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB479K	$27,666.67	+93.9%
Average			+237.3%

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pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$6.75	+278.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.82	$3.50	+81.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB94.73	$11.86	+320.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,578.02	$25.00	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB159.55	$16.50	+247.1%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	State College
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,696.59	$46.16	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB980.98	$40.00	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,592.65	$80.00	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,260.25	$131.25	+94.9%
Average			+26.0%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. State College - Cost of clothing

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