Bangkok vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
92
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.38M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 39% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5738th and 3084th ($994 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1355th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141