Bangkok vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	888K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 57% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1378th ($941 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1239th 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Indianapolis

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	Bangkok	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890