Bangkok vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$424
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5912th and 848th ($958 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1890th and 158th 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
$3.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483