Bangkok vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	65
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	5.68M	486K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 5738th and 278th ($994 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 2604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Brookhaven

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	Bangkok	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$22510

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715