Bangkok vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$2601
🏠 One person rent	$405	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$845
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$2621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.23M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 9% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5960th and 5418th ($902 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.7 months in Suwon. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 1087th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Suwon

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	Bangkok	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$19843

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992