Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 74.6% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 97.2% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$8.96 ₩11,955	+201.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.46 ₩9,962	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.58 ₩2,112	+200.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.79 ₩1,049	+194.0%
Average			+109.1%

Rayong vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.2% more for groceries

	Rayong	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$3.10 ₩4,134	+131.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$8.84 ₩11,798	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.79 ₩10,403	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.61 ₩4,813	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$4.74 ₩6,328	+270.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$3.46 ₩4,624	+129.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.57 ₩2,091	+94.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$2.59 ₩3,462	+159.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.83 ₩3,782	+224.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.66 ₩2,211	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.16 ₩1,542	+67.0%
Average			+97.2%

Rayong vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Rayong	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.53 ₩7,384	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.28 ₩61,767
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$8.51 ₩11,357	-19.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Rayong	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$20.82 ₩27,787	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$886.39 ₩1M	+113.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$620.25 ₩828K	+108.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$162.69 ₩217K	+377.4%
Average			+136.2%

Rayong vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rayong	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+239.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+37.0%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.73 ₩4,981	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$4.10 ₩5,473	+151.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.36 ₩4,483	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$58.22 ₩77,707	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$11.20 ₩14,944	+67.5%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Rayong	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$57.88 ₩77,255	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$32.77 ₩43,743	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$69.99 ₩93,417	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$82.45 ₩110K	-25.0%
Average			-23.8%

Rayong vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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