Bangkok vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5467th and 916th ($1027 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and France, respectively. Check Thailand vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2647th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Paris

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	Bangkok	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$17184

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544