Bangkok vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$5127
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$2310
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
89
78
😀 Quality of life
74
85
🏙️ Population
5.68M
936K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1551st ($941 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Israel, respectively. Check Thailand vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1221st and 374th 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
$2.97
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$8.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1930
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511