Austin vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$753
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	962K	5.68M

The cost of living in Austin is 161% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 858th and 5822nd ($2455 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 142nd and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bangkok

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	Austin	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$13301

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650