Bangkok vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	67
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	5.68M	633K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 50% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2179th ($941 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Memphis

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	Bangkok	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738