Baltimore vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	586K	5.68M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 143% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5822nd ($2287 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 131st and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bangkok

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	Baltimore	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13301

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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