Baltimore vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2622
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	586K	5.68M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 117% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1414th and 5467th ($2234 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 164th and 2647th 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	$17.3	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$99.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$15512

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592