Cost of Living Comparison Between Krabi and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Krabi and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Krabi is 12.8% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Krabi is 16.5% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 ฿101

$3.13 ฿101

-0.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.32 ฿787

$30.19 ฿977

-19.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.92 ฿192

$6.33 ฿205

-6.48%

Cappuccino

$2.7 ฿87.2

$2.57 ฿83.1

5.06%

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

$0.94 ฿30.32

$0.67 ฿21.84

40.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ฿12.84

$0.27 ฿8.64

48.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.4 ฿77.5

$2.44 ฿79.1

-1.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 ฿91.6

$4.09 ฿132

-30.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.62 ฿84.8

$1.88 ฿60.7

39.36%

White Bread (500g)

$2.58 ฿83.4

$1.35 ฿43.79

91.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 ฿65.2

$1.46 ฿47.36

38.36%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.2

$2.18 ฿70.6

2.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$27.59 ฿893

$18.59 ฿602

48.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 ฿116

$3.09 ฿100

15.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 ฿250

$9.51 ฿308

-18.72%

Apples (1kg)

$2.42 ฿78.4

$3.54 ฿114

-31.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.87 ฿28.28

$1.7 ฿55.1

-48.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.91 ฿61.7

$2.26 ฿73.2

-15.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.02 ฿65.3

$1.89 ฿61.3

6.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.2

$1.59 ฿51.4

-6.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.92

$1.43 ฿46.15

-0.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 ฿47.62

$1.31 ฿42.42

12.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 ฿15.37

$0.53 ฿17.16

-11.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.55 ฿115

$4.26 ฿138

-16.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.97 ฿355

$16.91 ฿547

-35.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 ฿54.5

$1.87 ฿60.6

-10.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 ฿98.5

$3.37 ฿109

-9.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.21 ฿39.16

$1.21 ฿39.06

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.51

$1.06 ฿34.35

0.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ฿37.25

$1.19 ฿38.63

-3.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.27 ฿203

$6.07 ฿196

3.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ฿38.59

$1.2 ฿38.84

-0.83%

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

$27.7K ฿897.8K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-24.89%

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

$27K ฿873.3K

$28.6K ฿927K

-5.79%

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

$44.01 ฿1,424

$89.3 ฿2,888

-50.69%

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

$13.06 ฿423

$12.74 ฿412

2.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.46 ฿921

$17.38 ฿562

63.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.3 ฿1,337

$52.2 ฿1,689

-20.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.44 ฿403

$10.46 ฿339

18.93%

Cinema Ticket

$6.51 ฿211

$7.6 ฿246

-14.34%

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

$213 ฿6,895

$602 ฿19.5K

-64.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,593 ฿245.7K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-42.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.84 ฿1,095

$57.6 ฿1,865

-41.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.39 ฿1,113

$38.79 ฿1,255

-11.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,471

$107 ฿3,451

0.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.5 ฿2,509

$95 ฿3,075

-18.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$485 ฿15.7K

$662 ฿21.4K

-26.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$370 ฿12K

$321 ฿10.4K

15.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 ฿18.7K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-69.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 ฿14.7K

$836 ฿27K

-45.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,238 ฿40.1K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-79.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,093 ฿35.4K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-60.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$729 ฿23.6K

$824 ฿26.7K

-11.54%

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 Krabi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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