Bangkok vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	84
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.91M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1818th ($941 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1221st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hamburg City

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	Bangkok	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321