Cost of living in Thailand is 33.51% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities,
rent is not taken into account). Rent in Thailand is, on average, 61.33% lower than in United States.
Bangkok
According to Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Bangkok is the 35th most expensive city for expats.
However Bangkok is inexpensive compared with costs in major metropolitan areas around the world,
including capital cities in Asia.
Examples of the cost of living in Thailand
Restaurants
- Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 40 - 150 baht
- Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 400 - 1,500 baht
- Cappuccino (regular) 30 - 120 baht
- Water (0.33 liter bottle) 7 - 20 baht
Transportation
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 10 - 50 baht
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 750 - 1,520 baht
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 35 baht
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 7 - 45 baht
- Gasoline (1 liter) 23 - 35 baht
Sports and Leisure
- Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 900 - 3,000 baht
- Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 150 - 300 baht
Rent per month
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 8,000 - 25,000 baht
- Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 5,000 - 15,000 baht
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 20,000 - 60,000 baht
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 12,000 - 35,000 baht
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