Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 60.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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