Bangkok vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$434
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
5.68M
548K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5606th and 1193rd ($996 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2044th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Manchester

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Bangkok Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831