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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 23.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 30.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.02 ฿95.6

$15.82 €13.52

-80.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.06 ฿985

$63.1 €53.9

-50.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.06 ฿192

$10.54 €9.01

-42.50%

Cappuccino

$2.47 ฿78.2

$2.87 €2.45

-13.94%

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

$0.67 ฿21.12

$2.24 €1.92

-70.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ฿9.20

$1.48 €1.27

-80.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿76.0

$3.48 €2.98

-31.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.04 ฿128

$4.02 €3.44

0.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 ฿57.5

$1.09 €0.93

66.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿42.58

$1.75 €1.50

-23.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.04

$1.69 €1.44

-15.98%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.7

$3.16 €2.70

-29.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.38 ฿583

$13.23 €11.30

38.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.06 ฿97.2

$7.68 €6.56

-60.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.33 ฿296

$15.85 €13.54

-41.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 ฿111

$2.31 €1.97

51.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 ฿56.0

$1.74 €1.48

1.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ฿72.0

$1.95 €1.66

16.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.85 ฿58.7

$2.51 €2.15

-26.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 ฿51.7

$1.84 €1.57

-11.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿45.22

$1.98 €1.69

-27.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 ฿40.92

$2.00 €1.71

-35.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿16.92

$0.84 €0.71

-36.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.31 ฿137

$6.82 €5.83

-36.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.45 ฿490

$5.84 €4.99

164.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 ฿58.2

$1.36 €1.16

35.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.40 ฿108

$2.94 €2.52

15.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.21 ฿38.26

$2.33 €1.99

-48.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.41 ฿1,155

$45.64 €39.00

-20.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 ฿33.35

$4.08 €3.49

-74.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿37.85

$0.80 €0.69

48.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 ฿199

$18.78 €16.05

-66.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ฿38.15

$1.99 €1.70

-39.70%

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

$36.4K ฿1.2M

$34.6K €29.5K

5.39%

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

$28.7K ฿910.8K

$39.9K €34.1K

-27.98%

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

$91.4 ฿2,897

$151 €129

-39.39%

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

$12.63 ฿400

$21.09 €18.02

-40.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.87 ฿567

$38.78 €33.13

-53.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.9 ฿1,710

$49.07 €41.93

9.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.46 ฿332

$18.74 €16.01

-44.18%

Cinema Ticket

$7.66 ฿243

$9.18 €7.85

-16.56%

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

$597 ฿18.9K

$622 €532

-4.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K ฿423.3K

$16.4K €14.0K

-18.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 ฿1,869

$102 €87.5

-42.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.44 ฿1,219

$41.00 €35.03

-6.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ฿3,298

$95.8 €81.8

8.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.8 ฿2,975

$119 €102

-21.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$672 ฿21.3K

$1,628 €1,391

-58.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$328 ฿10.4K

$1,264 €1,080

-74.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,874 ฿59.4K

$3,123 €2,668

-39.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$841 ฿26.7K

$2,074 €1,772

-59.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,001 ฿190.3K

$7,287 €6,226

-17.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,845 ฿90.2K

$4,456 €3,807

-36.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$806 ฿25.5K

$1,518 €1,297

-46.92%

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 7, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: December 8, 2025

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