Bangkok vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$416
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
5.68M
566K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 33% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3862nd ($941 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 512th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 1221st and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dresden

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Bangkok Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$13167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419