Bangkok vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	97
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	5.68M	441K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 68% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5738th and 91st ($994 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Oakland

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	Bangkok	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$27655

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288