Bangkok vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$416
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
5.68M
620K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 38% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3353rd ($941 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 1221st and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Leipzig

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Bangkok Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307