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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 45.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 22.9% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

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

Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.02 THB96.21	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$6.34 THB201.79	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.57 THB18.25	-76.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.36 THB11.51	-81.7%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 22.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.29 THB41.10	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$9.13 THB290.47	+126.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$6.43 THB204.50	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.55 THB49.26	-77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.47 THB46.76	-69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.43 THB45.60	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.63 THB19.94	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.87 THB27.69	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.76 THB24.03	-67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.64 THB20.28	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.48 THB15.33	-28.9%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.66 THB148.23	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$20.16 THB641.37	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$12.25 THB389.76	-15.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$18.64 THB593.02	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$216.93 THB6,901.82	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$163.26 THB5,194.25	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$59.81 THB1,902.85	-45.3%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$186.08 THB5,920.34	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	-13.7%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.86 THB59.20	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.11 THB67.10	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$2.95 THB93.74	-88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$49.08 THB1,561.49	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$4.96 THB157.88	-57.0%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$30.19 THB960.41	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$19.85 THB631.50	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$80.63 THB2,565.48	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$50.86 THB1,618.23	-65.2%
Average			-52.0%

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