Bangkok vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	81
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5912th and 1930th ($958 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs San Antonio

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	Bangkok	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15049

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154