Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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South Korea

Gwangju vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Gwangju is 16.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 67.8% more in Gwangju
Groceries: pay 73.9% more in Gwangju
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Gwangju
Housing: pay 26.6% more in Gwangju
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Gwangju
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Gwangju
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Gwangju

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

Gwangju vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.16	$6.72 ₩10,271	+116.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.32	$5.66 ₩8,649	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.09	$1.32 ₩2,011	+66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.66 ₩1,002	+96.7%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 73.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.44	$2.29 ₩3,496	+58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.23	$3.54 ₩5,406	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.19	$6.70 ₩10,232	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.26	$2.55 ₩3,892	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.47	$2.94 ₩4,495	+113.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.41	$3.26 ₩4,986	+105.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.91	$1.28 ₩1,962	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.72	$2.78 ₩4,250	+171.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.10	$2.46 ₩3,760	+188.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.74	$1.50 ₩2,289	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.39	$1.07 ₩1,635	+64.8%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.62	$4.43 ₩6,764	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.92	$63.68 ₩97,304	+71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$26,696.92 ₩41M	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB383.10	$7.59 ₩11,597	-34.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 26.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB557.05	$19.81 ₩30,272	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,242.61	$436.33 ₩667K	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,608.53	$341.99 ₩523K	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,263.18	$149.85 ₩229K	+118.2%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,078.41	$254.87 ₩389K	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB440K	$10,906.99 ₩17M	-18.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.94	$2.83 ₩4,325	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.70	$3.48 ₩5,316	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.81	$3.18 ₩4,865	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,681.54	$45.99 ₩70,275	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.62	$8.49 ₩12,974	+5.3%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Gwangju
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,937.58	$48.35 ₩73,879	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,253.16	$35.38 ₩54,058	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,434.53	$61.32 ₩93,700	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,013.73	$95.52 ₩146K	+4.4%
Average			-15.4%

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