Bangkok vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$405
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
5.68M
579K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 41% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5960th and 3358th ($902 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 1087th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Essen

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Bangkok Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410