Bangkok vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3200
🏠 One person rent	$434	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1228
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	50
😀 Quality of life	74	73
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 26% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 5606th and 4429th ($996 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Serbia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Belgrade. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 2044th and 2274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Belgrade

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	Bangkok	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$5349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$9.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$11454

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$932
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$826
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$722
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$710
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$848
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1076
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1169
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1067
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$949
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$673
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$957
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$594
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$581
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$643
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$978
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1189
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1093
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$696
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$718
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1092
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$972
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$941
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$758
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1139
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$893