Bangkok vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$425	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	74	86
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 43% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5738th and 2722nd ($994 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Italy, respectively. Check Thailand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1355th and 294th 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	$4.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262