Bangkok vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	906K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1476th ($941 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Columbus

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	Bangkok	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858