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Seongnam vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Seongnam is 29.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% more in Seongnam
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Seongnam
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Seongnam
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Seongnam
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Seongnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Seongnam
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Seongnam

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

Seongnam vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$6.72 ₩9,920	+116.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$6.30 ₩9,293	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.50 ₩2,219	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.78 ₩1,152	+134.2%
Average			+85.6%

Bangkok vs. Seongnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$2.95 ₩4,351	+104.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$6.79 ₩10,024	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$7.85 ₩11,581	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.93 ₩4,327	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$3.40 ₩5,021	+146.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$3.37 ₩4,973	+111.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$1.52 ₩2,249	+86.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$2.78 ₩4,105	+171.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$3.00 ₩4,421	+251.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.52 ₩2,250	+111.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.30 ₩1,914	+99.8%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$4.43 ₩6,538	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$10.50 ₩15,496	-9.7%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$19.81 ₩29,237	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$844.35 ₩1,246,064	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$636.80 ₩939,769	+97.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$148.59 ₩219,279	+116.3%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$254.87 ₩376,120	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$10,906.99 ₩16,096,103	-18.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$3.17 ₩4,682	+13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$3.70 ₩5,457	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$3.18 ₩4,699	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$56.60 ₩83,535	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$10.61 ₩15,663	+31.7%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Seongnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$49.77 ₩73,441	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$39.49 ₩58,279	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$70.50 ₩104,041	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$99.06 ₩146,186	+8.3%
Average			-8.9%

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