Bangkok vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$424	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	5.68M	15.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5912th and 7064th ($958 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 1890th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mumbai

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	Bangkok	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$3820

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$487
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$399
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$267
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$517
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$350
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$273
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$278
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$705
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$382
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$349
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$309
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$290
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$285
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$303
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$374
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$333
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$463
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$396
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$398
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$476
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$375
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$324
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$422
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$355
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$251
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$328
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$382
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$361
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$303
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$305
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$310