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Bangkok vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 12.1% cheaper than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 42.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 14.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 31.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% less for restaurants

	Incheon	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩8,167	$2.97 THB99.58	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩9,161	$6.98 THB234.01	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,138	$0.65 THB21.81	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩823	$0.35 THB11.81	-41.6%
Average			-35.8%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% less for groceries

	Incheon	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,224	$1.48 THB49.54	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,688	$8.63 THB289.21	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,629	$7.27 THB243.73	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,484	$2.56 THB85.97	-22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,848	$1.63 THB54.69	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,694	$1.77 THB59.30	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩2,001	$0.81 THB27.03	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,537	$1.24 THB41.66	-52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,864	$0.87 THB29.31	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,155	$0.78 THB26.20	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,501	$0.69 THB23.19	-37.1%
Average			-42.5%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

	Incheon	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩7,111	$5.32 THB178.25	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩34,029	$34.98 THB1,172.54	+40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩40M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,604	$10.55 THB353.50	+23.9%
Average			+14.0%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Incheon	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩28,392	$17.88 THB599.16	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩819K	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩482K	$346.10 THB11,600.91	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩219K	$82.03 THB2,749.44	-49.0%
Average			-6.7%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	Incheon	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩408K	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+89.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$16,500.59 THB553K	-7.1%
Average			+32.8%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,723	$2.67 THB89.62	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,988	$2.79 THB93.66	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,581	$4.60 THB154.35	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩45,582	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩15,269	$7.58 THB253.93	-32.3%
Average			-3.2%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.2% more for clothing

	Incheon	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩78,937	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩44,695	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩95,451	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩112K	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+33.3%
Average			+31.2%

Incheon vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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