Bangkok vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$434	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5606th and 62nd ($996 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2044th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Los Angeles

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	Bangkok	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000