Bangkok vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$416	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$903
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	82
😀 Quality of life	74	69
🏙️ Population	5.68M	15.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6818th ($941 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 1221st and 2865th 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	$2.97	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296