Bangkok vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$434
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
5.68M
196K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 51% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5606th and 1939th ($996 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Belgium, respectively. Check Thailand vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2044th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Brussels

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Bangkok Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$19621

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834