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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Stuttgart Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 64.2% cheaper than Stuttgart.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 62.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Stuttgart Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.1% less for restaurants

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$2.90 THB96.35	-85.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.08 THB202.10	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.17 €3.71	$0.55 THB18.28	-86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.15 €3.70	$0.31 THB10.21	-92.6%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.95	$1.24 THB41.16	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.13 €7.24	$7.69 THB255.97	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 €4.44	$6.16 THB204.82	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.59 €4.08	$1.48 THB49.33	-67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.88 €5.23	$1.18 THB39.40	-79.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.44 THB47.81	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.56 THB18.64	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.82	$0.85 THB28.41	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.87 THB28.96	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$0.55 THB18.32	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.48 THB15.97	-26.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.75 €7.79	$5.18 THB172.20	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$19.31 THB642.37	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$45,632.12 THB2M	+38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$9.83 THB327.11	-63.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 €37.77	$19.00 THB632.11	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,252.17 €1,114.48	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$821.44 €731.11	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$240.08 €213.68	$66.94 THB2,226.87	-72.1%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 62.7% less for childcare

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,034.90 €921.10	$178.25 THB5,929.53	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,658.79 €15,716.96	$14,270.93 THB475K	-19.2%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 €4.50	$1.78 THB59.30	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 €3.68	$1.93 THB64.24	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.67	$2.82 THB93.88	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.88 €49.74	$47.01 THB1,563.91	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88 €11.46	$4.75 THB158.12	-63.1%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Stuttgart	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.89 €80.00	$50.55 THB1,681.42	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.60 €37.92	$29.23 THB972.21	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.57 €85.95	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.87 €126.27	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-52.5%
Average			-38.1%

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