Bangkok vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 5467th and 1275th ($1027 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 2647th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Berlin

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	Bangkok	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$10963

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474