Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.0% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,404
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,929
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩925
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,132
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,872
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,915
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,971
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,070
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,649
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,144
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,915
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,486
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,752
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,957
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,800
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩538,050
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩414,661
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩470,226
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,001
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,510
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,365
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,238
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩124,816
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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