Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 48.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$7.88
₩11,309
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$6.09
₩8,739
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$1.59
₩2,278
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$0.84
₩1,207
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$3.10
₩4,443
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$6.52
₩9,365
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$8.06
₩11,567
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$3.06
₩4,390
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$4.74
₩6,799
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$3.30
₩4,734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$1.55
₩2,224
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$2.44
₩3,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$2.68
₩3,854
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$1.73
₩2,484
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$1.39
₩1,991
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$4.59
₩6,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$44.40
₩63,741
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$8.02
₩11,514
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$22.27
₩31,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$883.18
₩1,267,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$490.54
₩704,144
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$133.35
₩191,421
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$385.48
₩553,338
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$20,782.92
₩29,832,838
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$3.58
₩5,140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$3.60
₩5,171
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$3.22
₩4,626
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$53.73
₩77,125
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$10.74
₩15,421
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$59.13
₩84,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$46.64
₩66,956
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$86.69
₩124,444
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$124.89
₩179,274
|
|
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