Bangkok vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$6677
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2375
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$829
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$6312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	80
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	5.68M	135K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 60% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5822nd and 987th ($941 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Thailand and Switzerland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 1221st and 36th 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	$2.97	$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$27477

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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

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861