Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and George Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and George

😐 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 17.2% more expensive than George without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 9.7% cheaper than George without rent, and 2.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.05 ฿95.9

$11.25 R 185

-72.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.35 ฿954

$37.88 R 621

-19.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.11 ฿192

$5.13 R 84.1

19.10%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ฿79.6

$1.92 R 31.54

31.77%

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

$0.73 ฿22.86

$1.58 R 25.91

-53.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.42

$1.20 R 19.61

-77.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.50 ฿78.6

$2.54 R 41.66

-1.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 ฿127

$3.00 R 49.15

34.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ฿58.3

$1.16 R 18.97

60.34%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿42.04

$1.10 R 18.03

21.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 ฿44.82

$1.65 R 27.06

-13.33%

Eggs

$2.27 ฿71.3

$2.99 R 49.03

-24.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.12 ฿570

$9.74 R 160

86.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ฿96.5

$4.77 R 78.2

-35.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.54 ฿300

$7.60 R 125

25.53%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 ฿110

$1.78 R 29.20

96.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 ฿56.4

$1.62 R 26.54

10.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.6

$1.38 R 22.64

60.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 ฿60.4

$1.54 R 25.31

24.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿50.5

$1.57 R 25.71

2.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿45.37

$1.70 R 27.92

-15.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 ฿42.32

$1.35 R 22.11

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.51

$0.89 R 14.58

-44.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.47 ฿141

$3.05 R 50.0

46.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.83 ฿498

$5.45 R 89.4

190.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ฿56.8

$1.15 R 18.80

57.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 ฿102

$1.54 R 25.31

109.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.26 ฿39.62

$0.80 R 13.07

57.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.62 ฿1,183

$25.87 R 424

45.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿33.61

$1.14 R 18.75

-6.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 ฿36.34

$0.96 R 15.75

20.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 ฿192

$3.94 R 64.7

55.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿39.15

$1.19 R 19.54

5.04%

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

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$21.5K R 352.1K

73.89%

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

$28.6K ฿900.1K

$21.1K R 345.7K

35.84%

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

$88.7 ฿2,790

$126 R 2,073

-29.81%

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

$12.53 ฿394

$16.52 R 271

-24.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.44 ฿548

$51.8 R 849

-66.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.8 ฿1,691

$27.92 R 458

92.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.62 ฿334

$11.18 R 183

-5.01%

Cinema Ticket

$7.84 ฿246

$5.68 R 93.2

38.03%

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

$610 ฿19.2K

$128 R 2,105

375.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ฿412.9K

$4,778 R 78.4K

174.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,831

$73.1 R 1,199

-20.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.06 ฿1,197

$31.74 R 520

19.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ฿3,269

$99.9 R 1,638

4.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.2 ฿2,961

$88.9 R 1,457

6.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$660 ฿20.8K

$402 R 6,595

64.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 ฿10.2K

$323 R 5,305

0.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,876 ฿59.0K

$705 R 11.6K

166.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$849 ฿26.7K

$810 R 13.3K

4.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,498 ฿204.3K

$722 R 11.8K

800.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,219 ฿101.2K

$540 R 8,863

495.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$782 ฿24.6K

$1,347 R 22.1K

-41.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

10.88

-46.32%

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

Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

Last update for George: January 12, 2026

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