Bangkok vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$465	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	79
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 139% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5467th and 8922nd ($1027 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 2647th and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Chennai

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	Bangkok	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$1717

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271