Bangkok vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	80
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	737K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5912th and 125th ($958 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Seattle

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	Bangkok	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114