Bangkok vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	74	99
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 71% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5822nd and 58th ($941 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in London. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1221st and 4th 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	$2.97	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009