Bangkok vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$416
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ 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 5822nd and 80th ($941 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 58th 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
$2.97
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919