Bangkok vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$424	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	52
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	686K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5912th and 5380th ($958 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shizuoka

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	Bangkok	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068