Bangkok vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4390
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1009
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$3013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	5.68M	676K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5738th and 2046th ($994 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Finland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 1355th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Helsinki

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	Bangkok	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$10871

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1532
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1453
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1363
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1278
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1447
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1525
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1453
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1571
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1416
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$973
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1439
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1546
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1591
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1544
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1527
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1499
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1469
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$979
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1467
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1102
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$846
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$966
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1331
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1325
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1120