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Thailand

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South Korea

Suwon vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Suwon is 74.5% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Suwon
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Suwon
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Suwon
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Suwon
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Suwon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% more in Suwon
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Suwon

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

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Suwon vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$6.00 ₩8,008	+107.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$7.46 ₩9,962	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.57 ₩2,092	+185.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$0.60 ₩806	+96.7%
Average			+77.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Suwon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$2.61 ₩3,482	+110.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$5.59 ₩7,462	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$9.87 ₩13,180	+60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$3.17 ₩4,237	+114.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$5.18 ₩6,914	+337.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$2.82 ₩3,764	+96.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$1.32 ₩1,762	+135.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$2.44 ₩3,251	+185.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$1.95 ₩2,598	+123.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$1.58 ₩2,109	+186.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$1.20 ₩1,604	+150.3%
Average			+116.4%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Suwon - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$5.10 ₩6,811	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$47.40 ₩63,262	+145.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$28,162.26 ₩38M	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$7.92 ₩10,576	-19.4%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$17.91 ₩23,910	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$435.40 ₩581K	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$348.32 ₩465K	+119.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$142.51 ₩190K	+112.9%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$691.66 ₩923K	+288.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$17,773.54 ₩24M	+24.5%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.73 ₩4,981	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$3.36 ₩4,483	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$3.73 ₩4,981	+32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$43.79 ₩58,446	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$11.20 ₩14,944	+135.5%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suwon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$37.32 ₩49,812	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$106.98 ₩143K	+266.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$74.37 ₩99,264	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$59.02 ₩78,770	-12.4%
Average			+22.9%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Suwon - Cost of clothing

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