Bangkok vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$416
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
94
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
5.68M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 85% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8558th ($941 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 1221st and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Delhi

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Bangkok Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$1949

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340