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

🙂 Solo nomad: Koh Tao is 15.9% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Koh Tao is 14.9% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.02 ฿96.7

$3.07 ฿98.1

-1.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.44 ฿782

$31.02 ฿993

-21.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.09 ฿227

$5.98 ฿191

18.56%

Cappuccino

$2.06 ฿66.1

$2.59 ฿82.7

-20.46%

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

$0.65 ฿20.81

$0.67 ฿21.4

-2.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ฿10.98

$0.29 ฿9.33

17.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 ฿70

$2.53 ฿80.9

-13.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 ฿116

$3.97 ฿127

-8.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿53.5

$1.85 ฿59.3

-9.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.36 ฿43.51

$1.4 ฿44.9

-2.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.42

$1.42 ฿45.48

-11.27%

Eggs

$2.02 ฿64.7

$2.18 ฿69.7

-7.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.48 ฿559

$18.25 ฿584

-4.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 ฿98.9

$2.94 ฿94.1

5.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.13 ฿356

$9.12 ฿292

22.04%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 ฿94.1

$3.41 ฿109

-13.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿37.62

$1.71 ฿54.9

-30.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 ฿62.1

$2.23 ฿71.4

-13.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.84

$1.86 ฿59.4

-19.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 ฿50.2

$1.59 ฿50.9

-1.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 ฿39

$1.49 ฿47.7

-18.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿31.41

$1.34 ฿42.99

-26.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.39

$0.49 ฿15.7

-2.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.38 ฿140

$4.46 ฿143

-1.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.55 ฿594

$15.8 ฿506

17.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$1.87 ฿59.7

-2.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 ฿89

$3.34 ฿107

-16.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 ฿29.9

$1.22 ฿38.91

-23.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.29 ฿1,193

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 ฿33.62

$1.11 ฿35.44

-5.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 ฿36.33

$1.14 ฿36.52

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.01 ฿192

$6.25 ฿200

-3.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ฿41.43

$1.23 ฿39.37

4.88%

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

$28.2K ฿902.6K

$37K ฿1.2M

-23.73%

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

$27K ฿863.5K

$28.5K ฿913.4K

-5.45%

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

$73.1 ฿2,339

$91.9 ฿2,940

-20.47%

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

$13.33 ฿427

$12.92 ฿413

3.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.38 ฿588

$17.46 ฿559

5.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.64 ฿1,556

$52.3 ฿1,674

-7.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.23 ฿391

$10.55 ฿338

15.92%

Cinema Ticket

$6.98 ฿223

$7.82 ฿250

-10.74%

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

$299 ฿9,563

$607 ฿19.4K

-50.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,349 ฿299.2K

$13.5K ฿432.4K

-30.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.12 ฿1,028

$57.1 ฿1,827

-43.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.9 ฿1,117

$39.54 ฿1,265

-11.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.1 ฿2,628

$104 ฿3,318

-20.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.1 ฿2,083

$94.2 ฿3,015

-30.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$453 ฿14.5K

$669 ฿21.4K

-32.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 ฿8,704

$327 ฿10.5K

-16.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$805 ฿25.7K

$1,882 ฿60.2K

-57.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$669 ฿21.4K

$847 ฿27.1K

-21.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,474 ฿79.2K

$6,058 ฿193.9K

-59.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,836 ฿58.7K

$2,766 ฿88.5K

-33.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$824 ฿26.4K

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 Tao: December 1, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: December 1, 2025

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