Bangkok vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5606th and 2104th ($996 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Italy, respectively. Check Thailand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Rome. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2044th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Rome

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	Bangkok	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330