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France

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Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 69.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 43.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 83.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% less for restaurants

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.00	$2.90 THB97.22	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$6.08 THB203.92	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$0.55 THB18.45	-87.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$0.31 THB10.30	-88.9%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$1.24 THB41.53	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.90	$7.69 THB258.28	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$6.16 THB206.67	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$1.48 THB49.78	-66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$1.18 THB39.75	-81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.44 THB48.25	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.56 THB18.81	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.85 THB28.67	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$0.87 THB29.23	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.55 THB18.49	-38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.48 THB16.12	-57.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.56	$5.18 THB173.76	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.78	$19.31 THB648.16	-81.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,894.08	$45,632.12 THB2M	+31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.40	$9.83 THB330.06	-52.3%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 83.0% less for housing

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.70	$19.00 THB637.82	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.60	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.96	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.69	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-64.6%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,607.24	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,219.16	$14,270.93 THB479K	-45.1%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$1.78 THB59.83	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$1.93 THB64.82	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €13.00	$2.82 THB94.73	-80.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.87	$47.01 THB1,578.02	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €13.00	$4.75 THB159.55	-67.3%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Paris	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.48	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.84	$29.23 THB980.98	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.05	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.83	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-57.6%
Average			-48.5%

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