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Thailand

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 13.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 73.9% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 24.7% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$5.99 ₩8,167	+101.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$6.72 ₩9,161	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$1.57 ₩2,138	+140.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$0.60 ₩823	+71.3%
Average			+55.8%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$3.10 ₩4,224	+109.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$7.84 ₩10,688	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$7.79 ₩10,629	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$3.29 ₩4,484	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.55 ₩4,848	+117.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$3.44 ₩4,694	+94.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$1.47 ₩2,001	+81.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$2.59 ₩3,537	+108.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$2.83 ₩3,864	+224.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.58 ₩2,155	+102.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.10 ₩1,501	+59.1%
Average			+73.9%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$5.21 ₩7,111	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	$24.95 ₩34,029	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,385.60 ₩40M	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$8.51 ₩11,604	-19.3%
Average			-12.3%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$20.82 ₩28,392	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$600.24 ₩819K	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$353.39 ₩482K	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$160.90 ₩219K	+96.2%
Average			+7.2%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 24.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$299.42 ₩408K	-47.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+7.7%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$3.46 ₩4,723	+29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$3.66 ₩4,988	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$3.36 ₩4,581	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$33.42 ₩45,582	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$11.20 ₩15,269	+47.8%
Average			+3.3%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$57.88 ₩78,937	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$32.77 ₩44,695	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$69.99 ₩95,451	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$82.45 ₩112K	-25.0%
Average			-23.8%

Bangkok vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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