Bangkok vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2785
🏠 One person rent	$434	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	98
😀 Quality of life	74	79
🏙️ Population	5.68M	641K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 5606th and 4950th ($996 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 55th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Funabashi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Funabashi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 2044th and 737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Funabashi

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	Bangkok	Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$45.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$14564

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1232
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1041
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1039
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1679
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1034
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1096
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$973
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1010
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1073