Bangkok vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$4579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
54
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
5.68M
525K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 67% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5822nd and 313th ($941 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 277th 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sacramento

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Bangkok Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$29998

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045