Bangkok vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$434	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	24
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	5.68M	693K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5606th and 4194th ($996 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Thailand and Spain, respectively. Check Thailand vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 2044th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Zaragoza

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	Bangkok	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643