Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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South Korea

Daejeon vs. Hua Hin Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 76.7% more expensive than Hua Hin.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Daejeon

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Daejeon are more expensive than in Hua Hin. Notably, childcare, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Daejeon.

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Daejeon vs. Hua Hin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daejeon instead of Hua Hin, you would:

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$6.72 ₩10,002	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 THB296.43	$5.17 ₩7,685	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.55	$1.39 ₩2,063	+97.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB12.16	$0.78 ₩1,158	+115.1%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 THB46.74	$2.56 ₩3,816	+84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB208.39	$5.09 ₩7,580	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB183.37	$7.66 ₩11,398	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 THB63.14	$2.51 ₩3,731	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.78	$3.45 ₩5,134	+177.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 THB40.64	$3.69 ₩5,492	+205.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB12.41	$1.44 ₩2,149	+291.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.14	$2.46 ₩3,661	+183.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.06	$2.30 ₩3,419	+250.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB21.41	$2.25 ₩3,343	+252.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.19	$1.19 ₩1,767	+146.5%
Average			+149.7%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB166.96	$4.34 ₩6,463	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.41 THB416.77	$10.61 ₩15,792	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,709.13 THB729K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 THB291.74	$8.70 ₩12,949	+0.2%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB626.20	$23.59 ₩35,093	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.03 THB15,455.26	$353.78 ₩526K	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.33 THB10,627.66	$301.89 ₩449K	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB2,009.30	$124.45 ₩185K	+108.1%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.56 THB4,688.67	$273.59 ₩407K	+96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB354K	$33,609.06 ₩50M	+218.7%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$3.18 ₩4,738	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 THB69.21	$3.60 ₩5,352	+74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB156.29	$3.18 ₩4,738	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.65 THB1,701.82	$29.01 ₩43,165	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB260.48	$10.61 ₩15,792	+36.9%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Hua Hin	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB552.22	$60.85 ₩90,541	+270.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB666.83	$38.92 ₩57,904	+96.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,813.20	$76.06 ₩113K	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,667.08	$100.83 ₩150K	+103.2%
Average			+115.1%

Hua Hin vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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