Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Maracay Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Maracay

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 6.6% cheaper than Maracay without rent, and 60.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 12.3% cheaper than Maracay without rent, and 46.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.05 ฿95.9

$11.92 VES 4,106

-74.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.35 ฿954

$54.0 VES 18.6K

-43.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.11 ฿192

$7.34 VES 2,529

-16.76%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ฿79.6

$1.31 VES 450

93.13%

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

$0.73 ฿22.86

$1.27 VES 436

-42.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.42

$0.96 VES 330

-71.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.50 ฿78.6

$1.52 VES 523

64.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 ฿127

$1.98 VES 683

103.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ฿58.3

$1.89 VES 651

-1.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿42.04

$2.74 VES 945

-51.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 ฿44.82

$1.05 VES 361

36.19%

Eggs

$2.27 ฿71.3

$2.19 VES 753

3.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.12 ฿570

$6.69 VES 2,303

170.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ฿96.5

$5.69 VES 1,961

-46.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.54 ฿300

$7.46 VES 2,569

27.88%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 ฿110

$4.09 VES 1,409

-14.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 ฿56.4

$1.87 VES 644

-4.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.6

$2.26 VES 778

-1.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 ฿60.4

$2.04 VES 703

-5.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿50.5

$2.58 VES 890

-37.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿45.37

$2.15 VES 741

-33.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 ฿42.32

$1.31 VES 450

3.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.51

$1.90 VES 653

-74.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.47 ฿141

$2.44 VES 842

83.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.83 ฿498

$9.67 VES 3,330

63.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ฿56.8

$1.11 VES 382

63.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 ฿102

$1.70 VES 587

90.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.26 ฿39.62

$0.29 VES 99.8

334.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.62 ฿1,183

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿33.61

$2.99 VES 1,029

-64.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 ฿36.34

$2.74 VES 946

-57.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 ฿192

$9.88 VES 3,404

-38.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿39.15

$0.48 VES 166

160.42%

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

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$24.8K VES 8.6M

50.40%

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

$28.6K ฿900.1K

$40.1K VES 13.8M

-28.63%

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

$88.7 ฿2,790

$9.88 VES 3,403

798.18%

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

$12.53 ฿394

$13.10 VES 4,515

-4.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.44 ฿548

$39.59 VES 13.6K

-55.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.8 ฿1,691

$54.4 VES 18.7K

-1.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.62 ฿334

Cinema Ticket

$7.84 ฿246

$3.59 VES 1,236

118.38%

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

$610 ฿19.2K

$132 VES 45.6K

361.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ฿412.9K

$5,561 VES 1.9M

136.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,831

$25.26 VES 8,702

130.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.06 ฿1,197

$29.97 VES 10.3K

26.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ฿3,269

$79.2 VES 27.3K

31.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.2 ฿2,961

$101 VES 34.8K

-6.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$660 ฿20.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 ฿10.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,876 ฿59.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$849 ฿26.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,498 ฿204.3K

$453 VES 156.0K

1335.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,219 ฿101.2K

$201 VES 69.2K

1501.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$782 ฿24.6K

$176 VES 60.6K

344.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

21.33

-72.62%

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

Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

Last update for Maracay: January 13, 2026

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