Bangkok vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$434	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	79
😀 Quality of life	74	65
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 144% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5606th and 8947th ($996 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 2044th and 5131st 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	$3.36	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$1792

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259