Bangkok vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$465	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	59
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	5.68M	581K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5467th and 4193rd ($1027 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Lithuania, respectively. Check Thailand vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2647th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Vilnius

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	Bangkok	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$10967

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569