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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Seremban Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 11.6% more expensive than Seremban.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Seremban Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$2.90 THB96.35	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.67 MYR14.99	$6.08 THB202.10	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.31	$0.55 THB18.28	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MYR1.77	$0.31 THB10.21	-29.0%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MYR4.40	$1.24 THB41.16	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.06 MYR37.01	$7.69 THB255.97	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.72 MYR27.42	$6.16 THB204.82	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 MYR6.92	$1.48 THB49.33	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.16	$1.18 THB39.40	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MYR6.19	$1.44 THB47.81	-5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.56 THB18.64	-5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.18 MYR8.91	$0.85 THB28.41	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.49	$0.87 THB28.96	+42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.55 THB18.32	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.15	$0.48 THB15.97	-8.9%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.54 MYR10.38	$5.18 THB172.20	+103.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MYR99.92	$19.31 THB642.37	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$45,632.12 THB2M	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 MYR26.98	$9.83 THB327.11	+48.8%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.56 MYR116.62	$19.00 THB632.11	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$183.53 MYR749.38	$218.51 THB7,268.72	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$122.35 MYR499.58	$159.03 THB5,290.09	+30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.69 MYR137.56	$66.94 THB2,226.87	+98.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.45 MYR732.72	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,465.82 MYR18,234.82	$14,270.93 THB475K	+219.6%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 MYR14.99	$1.78 THB59.30	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.87	$1.93 THB64.24	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$2.82 THB93.88	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.34 MYR270.89	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.75 THB158.12	+7.9%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Seremban	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.94 MYR199.83	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.52 MYR67.44	$29.23 THB972.21	+76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.36 MYR332.22	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.65 MYR349.71	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-21.4%
Average			+8.1%

Seremban vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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