Bangkok vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$405
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
55
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
5.68M
434K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5960th and 6078th ($902 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and South Africa, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 1087th and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Cape Town

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Bangkok Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$4013

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718