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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 72.8% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 50.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 88.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.4% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.77	$2.90 THB97.22	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.84	$6.08 THB203.92	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.00	$0.55 THB18.45	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.15	$0.31 THB10.30	-86.1%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 50.0% less for groceries

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.05	$1.24 THB41.53	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.44	$7.69 THB258.28	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.13	$6.16 THB206.67	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.90	$1.48 THB49.78	-73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.17	$1.18 THB39.75	-72.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.57	$1.44 THB48.25	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.07	$0.56 THB18.81	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.22	$0.85 THB28.67	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.82	$0.87 THB29.23	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.55 THB18.49	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.52	$0.48 THB16.12	-55.1%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.69	$5.18 THB173.76	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$215.36	$19.31 THB648.16	-87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,112.65	$45,632.12 THB2M	+57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.10	$9.83 THB330.06	-39.4%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 88.1% less for housing

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$79.98	$19.00 THB637.82	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,581.84	$218.51 THB7,334.31	-91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,481.02	$159.03 THB5,337.82	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$239.70	$66.94 THB2,246.96	-60.3%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,124.23	$178.25 THB5,983.03	-91.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,468.32	$14,270.93 THB479K	-49.8%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.90	$1.78 THB59.83	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.65	$1.93 THB64.82	-51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.39	$2.82 THB94.73	-93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.12	$47.01 THB1,578.02	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.77	$4.75 THB159.55	-72.7%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Sydney	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$111.95	$50.55 THB1,696.59	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.07	$29.23 THB980.98	-58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$158.51	$77.24 THB2,592.65	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$189.58	$67.34 THB2,260.25	-49.5%
Average			-44.6%

Sydney vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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