Bangkok vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$416	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	74	27
🏙️ Population	5.68M	42.7K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 74% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8317th ($941 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Kenya, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1221st and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Meru

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	Bangkok	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8023

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518