Bangkok vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	5.68M	467K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5912th and 327th ($958 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 982nd 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	$3.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$19997

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821