Bangkok vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
64
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5960th and 1218th ($902 vs $2229) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1087th and 189th 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
$2.64
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$14799

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541