Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Chuncheon Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 25.1% more expensive than Chuncheon.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 57.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Chuncheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ₩8,864	$3.10 THB98.65	-48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.31 ₩7,821	$6.20 THB197.30	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ₩1,940	$0.79 THB25.19	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩966	$0.33 THB10.61	-49.2%
Average			-30.1%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 ₩3,337	$1.44 THB45.81	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 ₩10,428	$8.50 THB270.59	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 ₩11,123	$7.23 THB230.01	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.96 ₩5,840	$2.28 THB72.68	-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 ₩3,548	$1.38 THB43.91	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.26 ₩4,809	$1.59 THB50.61	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 ₩1,608	$0.82 THB25.98	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 ₩1,419	$1.02 THB32.56	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,415	$0.85 THB27.13	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ₩1,419	$0.72 THB22.92	-25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 ₩1,261	$0.65 THB20.65	-24.1%
Average			-27.0%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 ₩6,000	$4.69 THB149.30	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.38 ₩52,140	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.27 ₩10,716	$11.63 THB369.93	+59.9%
Average			+29.9%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 ₩29,198	$16.91 THB537.90	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.02 ₩417,120	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+138.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.27 ₩312,840	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.85 ₩220,851	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-54.2%
Average			+30.3%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.87 ₩375,621	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+139.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,368.03 ₩9,385,207	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+109.6%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 ₩4,171	$2.79 THB88.78	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ₩5,005	$2.54 THB80.83	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$4.40 THB139.83	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.47 ₩111,232	$51.03 THB1,623.73	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,642	$8.06 THB256.48	-24.0%
Average			-9.0%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.4% more for clothing

	Chuncheon	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.93 ₩55,894	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.60 ₩83,424	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.45 ₩62,568	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+145.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.60 ₩83,424	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+61.6%
Average			+57.4%

Chuncheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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