Bangkok vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	569K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1784th ($941 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 1221st and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hamilton

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	Bangkok	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799