Cost of living comparison
Suwon is 22.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.1% more in Suwon
- Groceries
-
pay 66.9% more in Suwon
- Transportation
-
pay 17.9% less in Suwon
- Housing
-
pay 0.7% more in Suwon
- Childcare
-
pay 40.2% more in Suwon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.2% more in Suwon
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% less in Suwon
The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Suwon are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Suwon. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Suwon.
If you lived in Suwon instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$5.73
₩7,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$5.01
₩6,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$1.38
₩1,910
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$0.62
₩856
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$2.14
₩2,957
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$4.89
₩6,750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$7.21
₩9,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$2.36
₩3,258
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$3.57
₩4,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$2.49
₩3,433
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$1.16
₩1,598
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$2.01
₩2,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$1.54
₩2,128
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$2.36
₩3,248
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$0.83
₩1,142
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
$4.41
₩6,078
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
$41.18
₩56,796
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
$27,023.07
₩37,269,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
$7.86
₩10,846
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
$16.11
₩22,225
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$429.72
₩592,655
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$286.48
₩395,104
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
$85.90
₩118,463
|
|
pay 40.2% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$143.24
₩197,552
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$34,019.66
₩46,918,548
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$3.04
₩4,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$3.34
₩4,610
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$3.22
₩4,445
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
$44.64
₩61,570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$10.03
₩13,829
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Suwon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
$43.93
₩60,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
$39.15
₩53,997
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
$79.86
₩110,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
$26.64
₩36,745
|
|
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