Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Lipe and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Lipe and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Koh Lipe is 12.6% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Koh Lipe is 15.6% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 17.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.15 ฿101

$3.03 ฿97

3.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.8 ฿794

$31.29 ฿1,001

-20.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.11 ฿228

$6 ฿192

18.50%

Cappuccino

$2.06 ฿65.9

$2.54 ฿81.2

-18.90%

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

$0.69 ฿22.22

$0.68 ฿21.75

1.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.84

$0.27 ฿8.59

37.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.18 ฿69.9

$2.48 ฿79.3

-12.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 ฿114

$3.89 ฿125

-8.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 ฿56.5

$1.81 ฿58

-2.76%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿43.17

$1.35 ฿43.06

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 ฿40.83

$1.48 ฿47.32

-13.51%

Eggs

$2.13 ฿68.1

$2.24 ฿71.8

-4.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.44 ฿558

$18.69 ฿598

-6.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.1 ฿99.1

$3.11 ฿99.5

-0.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.78 ฿345

$9.15 ฿293

17.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.87 ฿91.9

$3.46 ฿111

-17.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ฿39.2

$1.71 ฿54.6

-28.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.92 ฿61.4

$2.22 ฿70.9

-13.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 ฿48.1

$1.87 ฿59.8

-19.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 ฿49.82

$1.59 ฿50.7

-1.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 ฿39.01

$1.49 ฿47.54

-18.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.85

$1.36 ฿43.52

-24.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.56

$0.49 ฿15.7

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.42 ฿142

$4.39 ฿140

0.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.43 ฿590

$15.59 ฿499

18.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.1

$1.85 ฿59.1

-1.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 ฿90.3

$3.3 ฿106

-14.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.17

$1.21 ฿38.63

-22.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.66 ฿1,205

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.22

$1.05 ฿33.54

1.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ฿36.82

$1.2 ฿38.53

-4.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.32 ฿202

$5.99 ฿192

5.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿39.9

$1.24 ฿39.61

0.81%

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

$27.4K ฿877.5K

$37.6K ฿1.2M

-27.08%

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

$27K ฿864.8K

$29K ฿928.4K

-6.85%

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

$71.8 ฿2,299

$90.8 ฿2,906

-20.90%

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

$13.46 ฿431

$12.84 ฿411

4.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.45 ฿590

$17.77 ฿569

3.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.1 ฿1,603

$53.1 ฿1,699

-5.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.33 ฿394

$10.55 ฿338

16.87%

Cinema Ticket

$6.78 ฿217

$7.81 ฿250

-13.19%

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

$303 ฿9,682

$593 ฿19K

-49.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,447 ฿302.3K

$13.5K ฿432.6K

-30.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.06 ฿1,026

$57.4 ฿1,838

-44.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.82 ฿1,114

$38.96 ฿1,247

-10.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.9 ฿2,621

$103 ฿3,308

-20.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$66.6 ฿2,132

$94.9 ฿3,037

-29.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$439 ฿14.1K

$662 ฿21.2K

-33.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 ฿8,609

$327 ฿10.5K

-17.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$804 ฿25.7K

$1,910 ฿61.1K

-57.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$663 ฿21.2K

$829 ฿26.5K

-20.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,471 ฿79.1K

$5,928 ฿189.7K

-58.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,847 ฿59.1K

$2,734 ฿87.5K

-32.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$807 ฿25.8K

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 Koh Lipe: November 25, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: November 24, 2025

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