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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 40.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 62.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 73.9% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$2.90 THB96.35	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$6.08 THB202.10	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$0.55 THB18.28	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$0.31 THB10.21	-62.8%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.24 THB41.16	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$7.69 THB255.97	+102.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$6.16 THB204.82	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$1.48 THB49.33	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$1.18 THB39.40	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.44 THB47.81	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.56 THB18.64	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$0.85 THB28.41	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$0.87 THB28.96	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.55 THB18.32	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.48 THB15.97	-46.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$5.18 THB172.20	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$19.31 THB642.37	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$45,632.12 THB2M	+112.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$9.83 THB327.11	-69.9%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$19.00 THB632.11	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$66.94 THB2,226.87	+2.2%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 73.9% more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-15.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$14,270.93 THB475K	+256.3%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$1.78 THB59.30	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$1.93 THB64.24	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$2.82 THB93.88	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$4.75 THB158.12	-4.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$29.23 THB972.21	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$77.24 THB2,569.46	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-25.2%
Average			-12.5%

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