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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Saitama Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 25.7% cheaper than Saitama.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of transportation and clothing in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Saitama. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Saitama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% less for restaurants

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.69 ¥900	$2.90 THB96.35	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 ¥750	$6.08 THB202.10	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ¥112	$0.55 THB18.28	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ¥97	$0.31 THB10.21	-50.2%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 ¥268	$1.24 THB41.16	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 ¥819	$7.69 THB255.97	+48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.37 ¥849	$6.16 THB204.82	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 ¥322	$1.48 THB49.33	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 ¥395	$1.18 THB39.40	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.58 ¥408	$1.44 THB47.81	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 ¥158	$0.56 THB18.64	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 ¥206	$0.85 THB28.41	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 ¥300	$0.87 THB28.96	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ¥185	$0.55 THB18.32	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ¥113	$0.48 THB15.97	-33.1%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$5.18 THB172.20	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.31 THB642.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,434.36 ¥3M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+112.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 ¥3,899	$9.83 THB327.11	-60.1%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 ¥5,082	$19.00 THB632.11	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.23 ¥64,980	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.25 ¥37,488	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.00 ¥15,960	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-33.7%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.30 ¥99,913	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,725.05 ¥2M	$14,270.93 THB475K	-3.1%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 ¥400	$1.78 THB59.30	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥475	$1.93 THB64.24	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 ¥600	$2.82 THB93.88	-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.63 ¥9,897	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.07 ¥1,749	$4.75 THB158.12	-57.1%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Saitama	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.80 ¥5,498	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$29.23 THB972.21	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.36 ¥8,747	$77.24 THB2,569.46	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.27 ¥9,997	$67.34 THB2,240.04	+6.4%
Average			+25.6%

Saitama vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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