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Udon Thani vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 18.0% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 27.8% more in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 63.0% more in Udon Thani

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

Udon Thani vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$2.48 THB78.94	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$10.85 THB345.35	+71.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.83 THB26.52	+45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.31 THB9.87	-14.3%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$1.37 THB43.70	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$9.30 THB296.02	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$8.05 THB256.23	+25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$1.59 THB50.45	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$1.09 THB34.69	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$1.06 THB33.84	-25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.45 THB14.32	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$0.98 THB31.11	+12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.84 THB26.85	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.73 THB23.27	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.47 THB14.88	-2.9%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$4.77 THB151.78	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$13.18 THB419.36	-34.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$13.12 THB417.38	+7.1%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$23.26 THB740.04	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$55.30 THB1,759.30	-7.5%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 27.8% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$284.29 THB9,044.97	+52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	+2.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.86 THB59.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$1.60 THB50.98	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$4.19 THB133.21	+42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$78.31 THB2,491.48	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$6.20 THB197.34	+25.0%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 63.0% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$36.60 THB1,164.33	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+176.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$83.74 THB2,664.16	+64.6%
Average			+63.0%

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