Bangkok vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$405
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
94
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
5.68M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 86% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5960th and 8607th ($902 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1087th and 4314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$2174

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338