Austin vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2947
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1110
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	962K	5.68M

The cost of living in Austin is 149% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 812th and 5738th ($2473 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 116th and 1355th 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	$16.8	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$13758

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783