Bangkok vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5606th and 2377th ($996 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2044th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Prague

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	Bangkok	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$19039

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340