Cost of Living Comparison Between Pai and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Pai and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Pai is 15.9% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pai is 18.1% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 18.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.17 ฿100

$3.09 ฿97.9

2.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.17 ฿765

$30.42 ฿963

-20.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.07 ฿224

$6.27 ฿198

12.76%

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.8

$2.58 ฿81.7

-21.71%

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

$0.66 ฿20.91

$0.67 ฿21.11

-1.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.86

$0.27 ฿8.43

37.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.18 ฿69.1

$2.39 ฿75.6

-8.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 ฿116

$3.93 ฿125

-7.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 ฿54.1

$1.87 ฿59.3

-8.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿42.81

$1.35 ฿42.57

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 ฿42.02

$1.47 ฿46.60

-9.52%

Eggs

$2.13 ฿67.4

$2.14 ฿67.9

-0.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.44 ฿552

$18.16 ฿575

-3.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.01 ฿95.3

$3.12 ฿98.6

-3.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.88 ฿344

$9.20 ฿291

18.26%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 ฿94.1

$3.47 ฿110

-14.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 ฿39.10

$1.71 ฿54.1

-27.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 ฿59.4

$2.27 ฿72.0

-17.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 ฿49.59

$1.90 ฿60.2

-17.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.50 ฿47.37

$1.65 ฿52.2

-9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ฿39.95

$1.50 ฿47.59

-16.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.92

$1.37 ฿43.35

-28.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.25

$0.52 ฿16.60

-7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.43 ฿140

$4.39 ฿139

0.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.79 ฿595

$15.68 ฿496

19.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.85 ฿58.4

-3.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿85.1

$3.36 ฿106

-19.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.60

$1.20 ฿38.06

-25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.78 ฿1,164

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 ฿33.31

$1.11 ฿35.02

-5.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 ฿36.00

$1.14 ฿36.13

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.18 ฿196

$6.26 ฿198

-1.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿39.72

$1.19 ฿37.54

5.04%

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

$28.2K ฿891.3K

$37.3K ฿1.2M

-24.44%

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

$27.5K ฿870.5K

$29.0K ฿916.8K

-5.05%

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

$74.2 ฿2,347

$89.2 ฿2,824

-16.91%

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

$13.57 ฿429

$12.79 ฿405

6.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.57 ฿588

$17.37 ฿550

6.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.59 ฿1,538

$52.5 ฿1,661

-7.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.23 ฿387

$10.66 ฿337

14.73%

Cinema Ticket

$6.96 ฿220

$7.73 ฿245

-9.96%

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

$303 ฿9,574

$601 ฿19.0K

-49.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,374 ฿296.7K

$13.1K ฿414.7K

-28.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.37 ฿1,025

$58.0 ฿1,835

-44.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.62 ฿1,096

$38.85 ฿1,230

-10.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.3 ฿2,605

$107 ฿3,382

-22.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$67.1 ฿2,123

$93.4 ฿2,955

-28.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$446 ฿14.1K

$671 ฿21.2K

-33.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 ฿8,375

$323 ฿10.2K

-18.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$816 ฿25.8K

$1,865 ฿59.0K

-56.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$644 ฿20.4K

$826 ฿26.2K

-22.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,457 ฿77.7K

$6,263 ฿198.2K

-60.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,853 ฿58.6K

$3,259 ฿103.1K

-43.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$803 ฿25.4K

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 Pai: March 2, 2026

Last update for Bangkok: March 1, 2026

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