Bangkok vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	54
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	5.68M	525K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5738th and 501st ($994 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 281st 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	$4.03	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851