Bangkok vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	98
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.03M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5606th and 1403rd ($996 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Austria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 2044th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Vienna

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	Bangkok	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$28814

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928