Bangkok vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4183
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	81
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	919K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5467th and 1451st ($1027 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1204th 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 2647th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Fort Worth

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	Bangkok	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$25647

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208