Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 25.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 30.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.07 ฿98.1

$15.59 €13.43

-80.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.02 ฿993

$63.2 €54.4

-50.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.98 ฿191

$10.21 €8.8

-41.43%

Cappuccino

$2.59 ฿82.7

$2.81 €2.42

-7.83%

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

$0.67 ฿21.4

$2.32 €2

-71.12%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ฿9.33

$1.52 €1.31

-80.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿80.9

$3.46 €2.98

-26.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 ฿127

$4.04 €3.48

-1.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ฿59.3

$1.09 €0.94

69.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.4 ฿44.9

$1.79 €1.54

-21.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.48

$1.71 €1.47

-16.96%

Eggs

$2.18 ฿69.7

$3.22 €2.77

-32.30%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.25 ฿584

$13.66 €11.76

33.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.94 ฿94.1

$7.68 €6.62

-61.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.12 ฿292

$15.53 €13.37

-41.27%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 ฿109

$2.28 €1.96

49.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 ฿54.9

$1.67 €1.44

2.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

$1.96 €1.69

13.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.86 ฿59.4

$2.53 €2.18

-26.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.9

$1.84 €1.58

-13.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.7

$1.96 €1.69

-23.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ฿42.99

$2.01 €1.73

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.7

$0.85 €0.73

-42.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.46 ฿143

$6.54 €5.63

-31.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.8 ฿506

$5.84 €5.03

170.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ฿59.7

$1.34 €1.15

39.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 ฿107

$2.89 €2.49

15.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.22 ฿38.91

$2.26 €1.95

-46.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.29 ฿1,193

$45.7 €39.37

-18.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 ฿35.44

$4.13 €3.56

-73.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 ฿36.52

$0.81 €0.7

40.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.25 ฿200

$18.57 €15.99

-66.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ฿39.37

$2.08 €1.79

-40.87%

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

$37K ฿1.2M

$35.1K €30.2K

5.42%

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

$28.5K ฿913.4K

$39K €33.6K

-26.76%

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

$91.9 ฿2,940

$151 €130

-39.13%

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

$12.92 ฿413

$20.54 €17.69

-37.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.46 ฿559

$39.48 €34

-55.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.3 ฿1,674

$48.07 €41.41

8.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.55 ฿338

$18.8 €16.19

-43.88%

Cinema Ticket

$7.82 ฿250

$9.46 €8.15

-17.34%

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

$607 ฿19.4K

$613 €528

-0.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.5K ฿432.4K

$16.1K €13.9K

-16.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.1 ฿1,827

$102 €87.6

-43.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.54 ฿1,265

$40.71 €35.06

-2.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ฿3,318

$93.1 €80.2

11.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.2 ฿3,015

$120 €103

-21.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$669 ฿21.4K

$1,595 €1,374

-58.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$327 ฿10.5K

$1,259 €1,084

-74.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,882 ฿60.2K

$3,076 €2,649

-38.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$847 ฿27.1K

$2,046 €1,762

-58.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,058 ฿193.9K

$7,371 €6,349

-17.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,766 ฿88.5K

$4,566 €3,933

-39.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$824 ฿26.4K

$1,473 €1,269

-44.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

3.81

53.28%

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

Last update for Bangkok: December 1, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: December 1, 2025

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