Bangkok vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$7244
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1636
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2802
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$912
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$7481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	80
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	5.68M	137K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 67% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5912th and 237th ($958 vs $2945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in Thailand and Switzerland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 1890th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bern

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	Bangkok	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$26.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$6.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$5.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$59.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	2.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$21955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$8426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$4.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$98.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$44.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$8.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$28.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$40.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$4.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$25.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$51.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$2454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$23412

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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

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169