Cost of living comparison

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

compared to

Ajijic, Mexico

Ajijic vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Ajijic is 43.9% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ajijic
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Ajijic
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in Ajijic
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ajijic
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Ajijic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Ajijic
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Ajijic

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

Ajijic vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.31 THB42.96	$6.70 MX$128.49	+411.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.80 THB189.99	$5.96 MX$114.22	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 THB17.18	$1.48 MX$28.32	+181.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.55	$0.69 MX$13.17	+135.7%
Average			+182.8%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 THB32.33	$2.17 MX$41.63	+120.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.19 THB202.88	$3.35 MX$64.25	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 THB191.54	$4.62 MX$88.53	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 THB45.83	$1.91 MX$36.66	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 THB47.14	$3.72 MX$71.24	+158.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.36	$0.93 MX$17.92	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 THB12.71	$0.41 MX$7.86	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 THB30.20	$0.37 MX$7.07	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 THB19.49	$0.68 MX$13.04	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.46	$0.67 MX$12.84	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.61	$0.53 MX$10.25	-0.5%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 THB146.83	$4.45 MX$85.32	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$76,871.54 THB2,519,506.03	$17,473.30 MX$335,036.00	-77.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.36 THB372.34	$8.84 MX$169.42	-22.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.54 THB574.79	$23.42 MX$449.00	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.70 THB8,610.16	$739.45 MX$14,178.27	+181.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$147.99 THB4,850.45	$590.75 MX$11,327.20	+299.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.81 THB1,829.20	$48.88 MX$937.26	-12.4%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.39 THB2,864.16	$143.96 MX$2,760.24	+64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,825.81 THB190,944.00	$2,417.47 MX$46,352.99	-58.5%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 THB57.28	$1.99 MX$38.07	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB64.44	$2.85 MX$54.57	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.16 THB103.59	$3.82 MX$73.29	+20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.96 THB1,998.06	$19.86 MX$380.72	-67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 THB143.21	$2.98 MX$57.11	-31.8%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Ajijic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.36 THB962.36	$25.81 MX$494.94	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.64 THB611.02	$33.06 MX$633.90	+77.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.62 THB2,609.57	$52.12 MX$999.40	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.95 THB1,374.80	$51.13 MX$980.36	+21.9%
Average			+13.1%

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