Cost of Living Comparison Between Bang Kruai and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Bang Kruai and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Bang Kruai is 14.1% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bang Kruai is 23.7% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.05 ฿98.7

$3.13 ฿101

-2.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.27 ฿1,012

$30.19 ฿977

3.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.1 ฿197

$6.33 ฿205

-3.63%

Cappuccino

$2.12 ฿68.7

$2.57 ฿83.1

-17.51%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿23.36

$0.67 ฿21.84

7.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.71

$0.27 ฿8.64

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.06 ฿66.5

$2.44 ฿79.1

-15.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.7 ฿120

$4.09 ฿132

-9.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 ฿48.32

$1.88 ฿60.7

-20.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿43.36

$1.35 ฿43.79

-0.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 ฿36.36

$1.46 ฿47.36

-23.29%

Eggs

$1.83 ฿59.3

$2.18 ฿70.6

-16.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.28 ฿430

$18.59 ฿602

-28.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.72 ฿88

$3.09 ฿100

-11.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.66 ฿345

$9.51 ฿308

12.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ฿85.3

$3.54 ฿114

-25.42%

Banana (1kg)

$0.73 ฿23.78

$1.7 ฿55.1

-57.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.82 ฿59

$2.26 ฿73.2

-19.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿50.3

$1.89 ฿61.3

-17.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.65 ฿53.5

$1.59 ฿51.4

3.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ฿38.92

$1.43 ฿46.15

-16.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿33.28

$1.31 ฿42.42

-21.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 ฿14.81

$0.53 ฿17.16

-13.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.46 ฿144

$4.26 ฿138

4.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.81 ฿544

$16.91 ฿547

-0.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 ฿56.1

$1.87 ฿60.6

-7.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 ฿108

$3.37 ฿109

-1.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 ฿30.1

$1.21 ฿39.06

-23.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 ฿34.02

$1.06 ฿34.35

-0.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 ฿24.28

$1.19 ฿38.63

-36.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.46 ฿177

$6.07 ฿196

-10.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.36 ฿43.91

$1.2 ฿38.84

13.33%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.1K ฿651.8K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-45.48%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.7K ฿670.9K

$28.6K ฿927K

-27.63%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.7 ฿2,676

$89.3 ฿2,888

-7.35%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.55 ฿406

$12.74 ฿412

-1.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.11 ฿554

$17.38 ฿562

-1.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.49 ฿1,601

$52.2 ฿1,689

-5.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.31 ฿398

$10.46 ฿339

17.69%

Cinema Ticket

$7.65 ฿248

$7.6 ฿246

0.66%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$141 ฿4,548

$602 ฿19.5K

-76.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13K ฿422.2K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-1.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.11 ฿619

$57.6 ฿1,865

-66.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.3 ฿786

$38.79 ฿1,255

-37.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.5 ฿1,991

$107 ฿3,451

-42.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.3 ฿1,854

$95 ฿3,075

-39.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$417 ฿13.5K

$662 ฿21.4K

-37.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 ฿9,183

$321 ฿10.4K

-11.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$815 ฿26.4K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-56.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$661 ฿21.4K

$836 ฿27K

-20.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,698 ฿87.3K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-54.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,084 ฿67.4K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-25.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$824 ฿26.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bang Kruai: October 27, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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