Bangkok vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	33
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	543K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5738th and 2005th ($994 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tucson

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	Bangkok	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618