Bangkok vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
196K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2354th ($941 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Belgium, respectively. Check Thailand vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1221st and 190th 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
$2.97
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640