Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 47.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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