Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.0% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,463
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,942
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩932
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,209
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,941
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,949
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,999
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,084
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,674
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,165
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,928
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,497
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,799
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,372
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,889
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩541,778
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩417,534
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩473,484
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,029
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,541
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,783
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,323
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,681
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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