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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 3.6% cheaper than George without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bangkok is 6.1% more expensive than George without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.99 ฿95.7

$11.22 R 184

-73.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.17 ฿997

$37.27 R 611

-16.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.28 ฿201

$4.96 R 81.4

26.61%

Cappuccino

$2.49 ฿79.8

$1.91 R 31.24

30.37%

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

$0.71 ฿22.76

$1.53 R 25.04

-53.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.62

$1.16 R 18.98

-76.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿81.0

$2.58 R 42.27

-1.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.91 ฿125

$2.85 R 46.77

37.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ฿57.0

$1.16 R 19.04

53.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 ฿42.69

$1.06 R 17.43

25.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.29

$1.58 R 25.94

-10.13%

Eggs

$2.24 ฿71.6

$2.95 R 48.40

-24.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.30 ฿585

$9.51 R 156

92.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 ฿95.3

$4.96 R 81.3

-39.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.16 ฿293

$7.59 R 124

20.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.57 ฿114

$1.77 R 28.95

101.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 ฿55.1

$1.60 R 26.30

7.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.3

$1.38 R 22.59

61.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.87 ฿59.8

$1.55 R 25.37

20.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 ฿52.4

$1.57 R 25.70

4.46%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.54

$1.68 R 27.56

-15.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ฿42.99

$1.34 R 22.01

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿16.96

$0.96 R 15.73

-44.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.42 ฿141

$2.99 R 49.01

47.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.88 ฿540

$4.97 R 81.5

239.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.20 R 19.62

55.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 ฿105

$1.56 R 25.51

110.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.20 ฿38.55

$0.80 R 13.12

50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.64 ฿1,205

$26.11 R 428

44.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.06 ฿33.78

$1.09 R 17.87

-2.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ฿36.79

$0.89 R 14.60

29.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.08 ฿195

$4.02 R 65.9

51.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ฿37.98

$1.19 R 19.44

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

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$21.6K R 354.5K

72.41%

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

$29.3K ฿937.7K

$20.7K R 339.6K

41.54%

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

$90.1 ฿2,884

$125 R 2,051

-27.95%

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

$12.99 ฿416

$16.49 R 270

-21.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.33 ฿555

$52.7 R 864

-67.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.7 ฿1,718

$27.28 R 447

96.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.40 ฿333

$11.23 R 184

-7.39%

Cinema Ticket

$7.93 ฿254

$5.57 R 91.3

42.37%

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

$610 ฿19.5K

$126 R 2,064

384.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.5K ฿432.2K

$4,682 R 76.8K

188.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,844

$72.9 R 1,195

-20.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.26 ฿1,256

$31.65 R 519

24.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 ฿3,400

$99.4 R 1,630

6.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.0 ฿2,945

$87.0 R 1,426

5.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$681 ฿21.8K

$390 R 6,400

74.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$328 ฿10.5K

$332 R 5,448

-1.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,910 ฿61.1K

$697 R 11.4K

173.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$830 ฿26.6K

$784 R 12.9K

5.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,095 ฿195.0K

$714 R 11.7K

753.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,193 ฿102.2K

$548 R 8,987

482.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$787 ฿25.2K

$1,340 R 22.0K

-41.28%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for George: April 13, 2026

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