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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Peoria Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 56.1% cheaper than Peoria.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 76.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Peoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$2.90 THB97.22	-80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$6.08 THB203.92	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17	$0.55 THB18.45	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11	$0.31 THB10.30	-72.3%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34	$1.24 THB41.53	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06	$7.69 THB258.28	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.70	$6.16 THB206.67	+128.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.87	$1.48 THB49.78	-61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93	$1.18 THB39.75	-76.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.44 THB48.25	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.56 THB18.81	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.85 THB28.67	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.87 THB29.23	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.55 THB18.49	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.48 THB16.12	-53.8%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27	$5.18 THB173.76	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00	$19.31 THB648.16	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.49	$9.83 THB330.06	-62.9%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 76.6% less for housing

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$19.00 THB637.82	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,029.83	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$791.67	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.02	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-57.4%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$879.75	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,631.67	$14,270.93 THB479K	+13.0%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$1.78 THB59.83	-60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$1.93 THB64.82	-64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.99	$2.82 THB94.73	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.50	$47.01 THB1,578.02	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.32	$4.75 THB159.55	-58.0%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Peoria	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.67	$50.55 THB1,696.59	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$29.23 THB980.98	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50	$77.24 THB2,592.65	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$67.34 THB2,260.25	+34.7%
Average			+23.0%

Peoria vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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