Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 30.4% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
₩7,517
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
₩6,649
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
₩1,631
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩825
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
₩2,847
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
₩9,458
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
₩9,713
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,580
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.65
₩4,726
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.19
₩4,134
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
₩2,131
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
₩2,667
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
₩3,142
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,789
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩1,294
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₩6,331
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.92
₩56,893
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,663.40
₩35,831,852
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.19
₩13,203
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.80
₩28,238
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.56
₩571,944
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.99
₩440,376
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.20
₩122,020
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.38
₩535,448
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,977.08
₩28,466,471
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
₩3,559
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
₩4,384
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
₩4,539
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.78
₩58,008
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
₩11,768
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.38
₩66,555
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.41
₩51,044
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.36
₩89,843
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.01
₩130,833
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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