Bangkok vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$434	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2965
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	620K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5606th and 3360th ($996 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 275th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2044th and 106th 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	$3.36	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$13142

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438