Cost of living comparison

South Korea

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.9% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 23.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 19.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩10,179	$2.97 THB99.58	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,431	$6.98 THB234.01	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,680	$0.65 THB21.81	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩896	$0.35 THB11.81	-46.3%
Average			-36.5%

Daejeon vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,690	$1.48 THB49.54	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,507	$8.63 THB289.21	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩11,020	$7.27 THB243.73	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,441	$2.56 THB85.97	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,964	$1.63 THB54.69	-55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,810	$1.77 THB59.30	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,440	$0.81 THB27.03	-68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,540	$1.24 THB41.66	-52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,671	$0.87 THB29.31	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,232	$0.78 THB26.20	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,708	$0.69 THB23.19	-44.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,440	$5.32 THB178.25	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩15,269	$34.98 THB1,172.54	+212.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,521	$10.55 THB353.50	+14.9%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 23.7% more for housing

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩30,538	$17.88 THB599.16	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩509K	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩407K	$346.10 THB11,600.91	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩181K	$82.03 THB2,749.44	-38.4%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 19.3% more for childcare

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩412K	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩30M	$16,500.59 THB553K	-24.2%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,835	$2.67 THB89.62	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩5,015	$2.79 THB93.66	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,581	$4.60 THB154.35	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩45,807	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩15,269	$7.58 THB253.93	-32.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Daejeon	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩87,542	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩55,986	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩127K	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩145K	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+3.3%
Average			+5.5%

Daejeon vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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