Bangkok vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$416	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3350
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	35
😀 Quality of life	74	79
🏙️ Population	5.68M	679K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2363rd ($941 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1931st in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs El Paso

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	Bangkok	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$6903

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353