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Bangkok vs. Ulsan Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 5.3% cheaper than Ulsan.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 49.9% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 30.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 28.4% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Ulsan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$2.97 THB98.83	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 ₩7,970	$6.98 THB232.24	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 ₩1,195	$0.65 THB21.64	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 ₩598	$0.35 THB11.72	-21.3%
Average			-34.0%

Ulsan vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.9% less for groceries

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.17 ₩4,234	$1.48 THB49.16	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$8.63 THB287.02	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.67 ₩11,573	$7.27 THB241.89	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 ₩3,556	$2.56 THB85.32	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74 ₩6,326	$1.63 THB54.28	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.08 ₩6,778	$1.77 THB58.85	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65 ₩2,203	$0.81 THB26.83	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.68 ₩4,906	$1.24 THB41.35	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$0.87 THB29.09	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 ₩3,615	$0.78 THB26.00	-71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.51 ₩2,011	$0.69 THB23.01	-54.1%
Average			-49.9%

Ulsan vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 ₩6,996	$5.32 THB176.90	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.88 ₩11,855	$10.55 THB350.83	+18.7%
Average			+5.5%

Ulsan vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.06 ₩36,114	$17.88 THB594.63	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.58 ₩324K	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.90 ₩204K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-46.4%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 28.4% more for childcare

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.24 ₩349K	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+117.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$16,500.59 THB549K	-24.2%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 ₩3,985	$2.67 THB88.94	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 ₩4,483	$2.79 THB92.95	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 ₩4,234	$4.60 THB153.18	+45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.71 ₩79,700	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.45 ₩13,947	$7.58 THB252.00	-27.5%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Ulsan	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.17 ₩69,637	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.71 ₩59,675	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.71 ₩79,700	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.64 ₩99,624	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+47.3%
Average			+32.9%

Ulsan vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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