Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 2.1% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bangkok is 1% more expensive than Pretoria without rent, and 0.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.09 ฿97.9

$8.31 R 137

-62.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.42 ฿963

$33.07 R 545

-8.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.27 ฿198

$4.85 R 80.0

29.28%

Cappuccino

$2.58 ฿81.7

$2.09 R 34.36

23.44%

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

$0.67 ฿21.11

$1.01 R 16.65

-33.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.43

$0.89 R 14.66

-69.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿75.6

$2.28 R 37.64

4.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 ฿125

$2.79 R 45.92

40.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 ฿59.3

$1.24 R 20.43

50.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿42.57

$1.06 R 17.48

27.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 ฿46.60

$1.63 R 26.93

-9.82%

Eggs

$2.14 ฿67.9

$2.41 R 39.80

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.16 ฿575

$7.73 R 127

134.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.12 ฿98.6

$4.54 R 74.8

-31.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.20 ฿291

$6.37 R 105

44.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.47 ฿110

$1.68 R 27.62

106.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 ฿54.1

$1.59 R 26.15

7.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ฿72.0

$1.60 R 26.32

41.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.90 ฿60.2

$1.64 R 26.95

15.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.65 ฿52.2

$1.38 R 22.74

19.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.50 ฿47.59

$1.21 R 19.87

23.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 ฿43.35

$1.09 R 17.96

25.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.60

$1.11 R 18.25

-53.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.39 ฿139

$2.73 R 44.99

60.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.68 ฿496

$4.82 R 79.4

225.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ฿58.4

$1.51 R 24.96

22.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 ฿106

$1.80 R 29.60

86.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.20 ฿38.06

$3.23 R 53.2

-62.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.78 ฿1,164

$64.1 R 1,056

-42.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 ฿35.02

$1.39 R 22.83

-20.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 ฿36.13

$1.32 R 21.71

-13.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.26 ฿198

$3.02 R 49.78

107.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ฿37.54

$1.32 R 21.75

-9.85%

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

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$19.0K R 312.5K

96.56%

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

$29.0K ฿916.8K

$26.0K R 428.0K

11.53%

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

$89.2 ฿2,824

$125 R 2,060

-28.62%

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

$12.79 ฿405

$37.08 R 611

-65.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.37 ฿550

$37.79 R 623

-54.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.5 ฿1,661

$32.48 R 535

61.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.66 ฿337

$10.51 R 173

1.43%

Cinema Ticket

$7.73 ฿245

$7.67 R 126

0.78%

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

$601 ฿19.0K

$198 R 3,256

204.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ฿414.7K

$4,376 R 72.1K

199.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.0 ฿1,835

$50.7 R 835

14.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.85 ฿1,230

$31.81 R 524

22.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,382

$87.4 R 1,440

22.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.4 ฿2,955

$88.9 R 1,465

5.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$671 ฿21.2K

$398 R 6,563

68.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$323 ฿10.2K

$394 R 6,499

-18.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,865 ฿59.0K

$721 R 11.9K

158.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$826 ฿26.2K

$758 R 12.5K

9.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,263 ฿198.2K

$889 R 14.7K

604.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,259 ฿103.1K

$715 R 11.8K

355.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$803 ฿25.4K

$1,482 R 24.4K

-45.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

11.69

-50.04%

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

Last update for Bangkok: March 1, 2026

Last update for Pretoria: March 2, 2026

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