Cost of living comparison

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Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Plano Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 65.6% cheaper than Plano.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 83.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 12.8% less 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. Plano Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.4% less for restaurants

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$2.90 THB97.22	-85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.08 THB203.92	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60	$0.55 THB18.45	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30	$0.31 THB10.30	-86.6%
Average			-75.4%

Plano vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$3.17	$1.24 THB41.53	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56	$7.69 THB258.28	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73	$6.16 THB206.67	+65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80	$1.48 THB49.78	-69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09	$1.18 THB39.75	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.09	$1.44 THB48.25	-31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.56 THB18.81	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23	$0.85 THB28.67	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.87 THB29.23	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.55 THB18.49	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.48 THB16.12	-58.6%
Average			-41.6%

Plano vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.58	$5.18 THB173.76	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.00	$19.31 THB648.16	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,232.00	$45,632.12 THB2M	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.00	$9.83 THB330.06	-42.2%
Average			-24.4%

Plano vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.0% less for housing

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00	$19.00 THB637.82	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,544.00	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.00	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.61	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-55.0%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,333.33	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,380.00	$14,270.93 THB479K	-41.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.90	$1.78 THB59.83	-74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.64	$1.93 THB64.82	-65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.46	$2.82 THB94.73	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.00	$47.01 THB1,578.02	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$4.75 THB159.55	-68.3%
Average			-65.5%

Plano vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Plano	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.60	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.33	$29.23 THB980.98	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.25	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.50	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-0.2%
Average			-12.8%

Plano vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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