Bangkok vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
89
91
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.49M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5960th and 1315th ($902 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 1087th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$18334

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599