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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 26.3% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 97.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 81.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Tangerang. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$2.90 THB96.35	+107.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.08 THB202.10	+81.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.55 THB18.28	+21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	$0.31 THB10.21	+19.9%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	$1.24 THB41.16	+19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$7.69 THB255.97	+63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	$6.16 THB204.82	+39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	$1.48 THB49.33	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	$1.18 THB39.40	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	$1.44 THB47.81	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	$0.56 THB18.64	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	$0.85 THB28.41	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	$0.87 THB28.96	+108.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	$0.55 THB18.32	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.48 THB15.97	-50.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 97.7% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.18 THB172.20	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR151K	$19.31 THB642.37	+130.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+114.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	$9.83 THB327.11	+106.4%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$19.00 THB632.11	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$159.03 THB5,290.09	+18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR900K	$66.94 THB2,226.87	+34.4%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 81.3% more for childcare

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$178.25 THB5,929.53	+89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$14,270.93 THB475K	+73.9%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.78 THB59.30	-29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$1.93 THB64.24	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.82 THB93.88
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR303K	$47.01 THB1,563.91	+180.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$4.75 THB158.12	+70.1%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Tangerang	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR706K	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$29.23 THB972.21	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$77.24 THB2,569.46	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$67.34 THB2,240.04	-4.9%
Average			+5.9%

Tangerang vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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