Bangkok vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5822nd and 989th ($941 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1221st and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dubai

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Bangkok Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$13241

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536