Bangkok vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$416
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
92
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.09M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2551st ($941 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1221st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Cologne

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Bangkok Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$15595

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772