Bangkok vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	74	76
🏙️ Population	5.68M	467K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5822nd and 379th ($941 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Long Beach

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	Bangkok	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683