Bangkok vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2593
🏠 One person rent	$416	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1677
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	69
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	5.68M	935K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5478th ($941 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kitakyushu ranked 290th in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 2236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kitakyushu

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	Bangkok	Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$11851

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$950
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$918
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$916
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$916
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$912
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$916
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$910
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$913
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$908
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$884
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$908
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$916
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$902
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$916
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$899
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$863
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$921
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$905
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$854
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$921
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$919
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$917
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$922
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$918
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$925
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$903
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$920
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$872
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$920
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$896
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$866
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1057
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$908
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$911
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$866
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$864
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$847
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$910