Bangkok vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$405
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
679K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 44% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5960th and 3024th ($902 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2082nd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 1087th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$11022

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353