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Cheonan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 15.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Cheonan
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Cheonan

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Cheonan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Cheonan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cheonan.

Cheonan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cheonan instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$5.66 ₩8,536	+82.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$4.74 ₩7,149	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.13 ₩1,707	+43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.60 ₩907	+80.4%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$3.18 ₩4,802	+121.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$5.09 ₩7,683	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$5.54 ₩8,348	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$1.70 ₩2,561	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$3.59 ₩5,421	+160.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$3.21 ₩4,840	+101.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$1.12 ₩1,694	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$2.50 ₩3,775	+144.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$2.30 ₩3,466	+169.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$2.25 ₩3,388	+211.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$1.46 ₩2,202	+124.9%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.36 ₩6,575	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$8.49 ₩12,805	-27.0%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$7.68 ₩11,580	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$707.56 ₩1M	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$495.29 ₩747K	+53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$103.39 ₩156K	+50.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$471.71 ₩711K	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$13,620.52 ₩21M	+2.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$2.48 ₩3,735	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$1.42 ₩2,134	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$3.18 ₩4,802	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$38.33 ₩57,799	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$7.08 ₩10,671	-12.2%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$63.68 ₩96,035	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$56.60 ₩85,364	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$76.06 ₩115K	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$113.21 ₩171K	+23.8%
Average			+13.5%

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