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
THB101.36
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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