Cost of Living Comparison Between Cha-am and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Cha-am and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Cha-am is 19.8% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cha-am is 26.1% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 ฿101

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.82 ฿706

$30.19 ฿977

-27.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.82 ฿285

$6.33 ฿205

39.34%

Cappuccino

$2.09 ฿67.6

$2.57 ฿83.1

-18.68%

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

$0.64 ฿20.57

$0.67 ฿21.84

-4.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 ฿13.3

$0.27 ฿8.64

51.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿79.1

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿116

$4.09 ฿132

-12.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ฿54.9

$1.88 ฿60.7

-9.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.4 ฿45.41

$1.35 ฿43.79

3.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.93

$1.46 ฿47.36

-13.70%

Eggs

$1.83 ฿59.4

$2.18 ฿70.6

-16.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.23 ฿428

$18.59 ฿602

-28.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.33 ฿108

$3.09 ฿100

7.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11 ฿356

$9.51 ฿308

15.67%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.54 ฿114

-11.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 ฿42.06

$1.7 ฿55.1

-23.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 ฿58.5

$2.26 ฿73.2

-19.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 ฿51

$1.89 ฿61.3

-16.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 ฿54.1

$1.59 ฿51.4

5.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 ฿40.46

$1.43 ฿46.15

-12.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 ฿39.32

$1.31 ฿42.42

-6.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 ฿14.82

$0.53 ฿17.16

-13.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.55 ฿147

$4.26 ฿138

6.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.31 ฿592

$16.91 ฿547

8.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 ฿58.4

$1.87 ฿60.6

-3.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.49 ฿113

$3.37 ฿109

3.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 ฿30.22

$1.21 ฿39.06

-23.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 ฿35.82

$1.06 ฿34.35

4.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 ฿24.36

$1.19 ฿38.63

-36.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.32 ฿107

$6.07 ฿196

-45.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.75

$1.2 ฿38.84

10.00%

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

$20.3K ฿656.8K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-45.06%

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

$20.8K ฿674.4K

$28.6K ฿927K

-27.25%

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

$72.8 ฿2,355

$89.3 ฿2,888

-18.46%

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

$13.19 ฿427

$12.74 ฿412

3.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.33 ฿593

$17.38 ฿562

5.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.36 ฿788

$52.2 ฿1,689

-53.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.97 ฿387

$10.46 ฿339

14.44%

Cinema Ticket

$7.62 ฿247

$7.6 ฿246

0.26%

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

$139 ฿4,512

$602 ฿19.5K

-76.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,390 ฿303.9K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-29.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.23 ฿978

$57.6 ฿1,865

-47.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.73 ฿638

$38.79 ฿1,255

-49.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.9 ฿1,971

$107 ฿3,451

-42.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.79 ฿1,417

$95 ฿3,075

-53.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$468 ฿15.2K

$662 ฿21.4K

-29.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 ฿12.1K

$321 ฿10.4K

16.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$758 ฿24.5K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-59.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$668 ฿21.6K

$836 ฿27K

-20.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,477 ฿80.2K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-58.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,976 ฿63.9K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-29.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$377 ฿12.2K

$824 ฿26.7K

-54.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

5.84

-6.68%

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

Last update for Cha-am: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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