Bangkok vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	69
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.61M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 61% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5822nd and 955th ($941 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Phoenix

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	Bangkok	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724