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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Udon Thani Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 6.5% cheaper than Udon Thani.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Udon Thani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Udon Thani, you would:

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.48 THB78.94	$3.02 THB96.21	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 THB345.35	$6.34 THB201.79	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 THB26.52	$0.57 THB18.25	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.87	$0.36 THB11.51	+16.7%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 THB43.70	$1.29 THB41.10	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.30 THB296.02	$9.13 THB290.47	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 THB256.23	$6.43 THB204.50	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 THB50.45	$1.55 THB49.26	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB34.69	$1.47 THB46.76	+34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 THB33.84	$1.43 THB45.60	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 THB14.32	$0.63 THB19.94	+39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.11	$0.87 THB27.69	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.85	$0.76 THB24.03	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.27	$0.64 THB20.28	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 THB14.88	$0.48 THB15.33	+3.0%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 THB151.78	$4.66 THB148.23	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.18 THB419.36	$20.16 THB641.37	+52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.12 THB417.38	$12.25 THB389.76	-6.6%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.26 THB740.04	$18.64 THB593.02	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.02 THB6,554.67	$216.93 THB6,901.82	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$126.27 THB4,017.38	$163.26 THB5,194.25	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.30 THB1,759.30	$59.81 THB1,902.85	+8.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$284.29 THB9,044.97	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	-2.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.86 THB59.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 THB50.98	$2.11 THB67.10	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 THB133.21	$2.95 THB93.74	-29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.31 THB2,491.48	$49.08 THB1,561.49	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB197.34	$4.96 THB157.88	-20.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Udon Thani	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.60 THB1,164.33	$30.19 THB960.41	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.79 THB1,743.21	$19.85 THB631.50	-63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,318.80	$80.63 THB2,565.48	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.74 THB2,664.16	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-39.3%
Average			-27.5%

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