Bangkok vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	82
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	468K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5606th and 1363rd ($996 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1143rd 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2044th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Raleigh

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	Bangkok	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729