Bandung vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$218	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$753
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	81	89
😀 Quality of life	40	74
🏙️ Population	2.88M	5.68M

The cost of living in Bandung is 42% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8276th and 5822nd ($545 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 6910th and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Bangkok

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	Bandung	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$13301

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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