Bangkok vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$424	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 106% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5912th and 8829th ($958 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1890th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dhaka

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	Bangkok	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$1844

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302