Bangkok vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	5.68M	216K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5738th and 1293rd ($994 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and New Zealand, respectively. Check Thailand vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1355th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Wellington

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	Bangkok	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700