Bangkok vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$405	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.91M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5960th and 38th ($902 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in London. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1087th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs London

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	Bangkok	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$25471

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908