Bangkok vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	89	77
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	5.68M	936K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5467th and 911th ($1027 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Israel, respectively. Check Thailand vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 2647th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Jerusalem

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	Bangkok	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$27069

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761