{"id":4016,"date":"2026-01-09T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazurly.com\/?page_id=4016"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:55:19","slug":"ubon-ratchathani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mazurly.com\/es\/cost-of-living\/ubon-ratchathani\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Living in Ubon Ratchathani"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4016\" class=\"elementor elementor-4016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0a688 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b0a688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1126d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1126d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- MAZURLY \u2013 Cost of Living in Ubon Ratchathani (Bangkok layout + THB default + currency switch + multi-currency converter) -->\n<section id=\"mz-ubon\">\n  <style>\n    #mz-ubon{\n      --mz-text:#111827;\n      --mz-muted:#6b7280;\n      --mz-border:#e5e7eb;\n      --mz-row:#f8fafc;\n      --mz-row2:#ffffff;\n      --mz-accent:#7c3aed;\n      --mz-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.12);\n      font-family: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\n    }\n    #mz-ubon .mz-container{ max-width:1160px; 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