Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 54.5% 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 |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
|
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