Bangkok vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5387
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1269
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	88
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	5.68M	488K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1491st ($941 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Thailand and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1221st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Edinburgh

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	Bangkok	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$21911

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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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692