Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 68.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 65.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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