Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Bulgaria

Yambol vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Yambol is 32.6% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Yambol
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Yambol
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Yambol
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Yambol
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Yambol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Yambol
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Yambol

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

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Yambol vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 THB96.35	$11.20 BGN19.49	+286.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 THB202.10	$9.89 BGN17.22	+62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 THB18.28	$1.77 BGN3.08	+221.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB10.21	$1.31 BGN2.28	+326.9%
Average			+183.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Yambol - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB41.16	$1.21 BGN2.11	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.69 THB255.97	$4.44 BGN7.72	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 THB204.82	$7.32 BGN12.74	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 THB49.33	$3.39 BGN5.91	+128.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 THB39.40	$3.38 BGN5.88	+185.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.81	$0.68 BGN1.19	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.64	$0.89 BGN1.56	+59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.41	$0.77 BGN1.34	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.96	$0.71 BGN1.24	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 THB18.32	$0.58 BGN1.00	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.97	$0.39 BGN0.68	-18.9%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 THB172.20	$6.40 BGN11.14	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.31 THB642.37	$28.59 BGN49.75	+48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,632.12 THB2M	$30,050.07 BGN52,295.53	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.83 THB327.11	$8.56 BGN14.90	-12.9%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 THB632.11	$16.38 BGN28.51	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.51 THB7,268.72	$358.31 BGN623.56	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.03 THB5,290.09	$273.29 BGN475.61	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.94 THB2,226.87	$86.97 BGN151.36	+29.9%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 THB5,929.53	$508.86 BGN885.56	+185.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,270.93 THB475K	$6,295.85 BGN10,956.54	-55.9%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$1.72 BGN2.99	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 THB64.24	$2.12 BGN3.69	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 THB93.88	$4.01 BGN6.97	+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 THB1,563.91	$27.20 BGN47.33	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.75 THB158.12	$7.84 BGN13.64	+64.9%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Yambol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 THB1,681.42	$51.50 BGN89.63	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 THB972.21	$21.47 BGN37.36	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.24 THB2,569.46	$85.86 BGN149.42	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.34 THB2,240.04	$60.11 BGN104.60	-10.7%
Average			-7.2%

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Yambol - Cost of clothing

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