Bangkok vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	459K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5738th and 1277th ($994 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd 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 months in Virginia Beach. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Virginia Beach

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	Bangkok	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701