Baltimore vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	586K	5.68M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 143% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1219th and 5912th ($2323 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 128th and 1890th 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	$17.4	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$87.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$13469

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571