Cost of Living Comparison Between Sakon Nakhon and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Sakon Nakhon and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Sakon Nakhon is 24.7% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sakon Nakhon is 28.8% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.53 ฿49.39

$3.13 ฿101

-51.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.7 ฿508

$30.19 ฿977

-48.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.03 ฿98.1

$6.33 ฿205

-52.13%

Cappuccino

$1.45 ฿46.89

$2.57 ฿83.1

-43.58%

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

$0.73 ฿23.73

$0.67 ฿21.84

8.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ฿8.37

$0.27 ฿8.64

-3.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 ฿70.9

$2.44 ฿79.1

-10.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.2 ฿71.3

$4.09 ฿132

-46.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.5 ฿81

$1.88 ฿60.7

32.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 ฿41.83

$1.35 ฿43.79

-4.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 ฿41.27

$1.46 ฿47.36

-12.33%

Eggs

$2.19 ฿70.8

$2.18 ฿70.6

0.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.63 ฿376

$18.59 ฿602

-37.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.37 ฿76.7

$3.09 ฿100

-23.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.93 ฿451

$9.51 ฿308

46.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿105

$3.54 ฿114

-7.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.87

$1.7 ฿55.1

-25.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 ฿73.2

Tomato (1kg)

$2.37 ฿76.8

$1.89 ฿61.3

25.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 ฿47.67

$1.59 ฿51.4

-7.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.79

$1.43 ฿46.15

-11.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 ฿20.9

$1.31 ฿42.42

-50.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 ฿14.39

$0.53 ฿17.16

-16.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿138

$4.26 ฿138

0.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.16 ฿426

$16.91 ฿547

-22.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 ฿63.7

$1.87 ฿60.6

5.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 ฿81.5

$3.37 ฿109

-25.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 ฿19.74

$1.21 ฿39.06

-49.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.85 ฿254

$37.31 ฿1,207

-78.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 ฿49.01

$1.06 ฿34.35

42.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿38.41

$1.19 ฿38.63

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.3 ฿204

$6.07 ฿196

3.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ฿41.85

$1.2 ฿38.84

7.50%

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

$27.3K ฿883.4K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-26.09%

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

$27.4K ฿887.3K

$28.6K ฿927K

-4.28%

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

$48.79 ฿1,579

$89.3 ฿2,888

-45.34%

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

$10.42 ฿337

$12.74 ฿412

-18.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.9 ฿547

$17.38 ฿562

-2.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$104 ฿3,355

$52.2 ฿1,689

98.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.18 ฿394

$10.46 ฿339

16.44%

Cinema Ticket

$3.75 ฿121

$7.6 ฿246

-50.66%

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

$300 ฿9,698

$602 ฿19.5K

-50.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,711 ฿314.3K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-27.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.57 ฿925

$57.6 ฿1,865

-50.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$11.43 ฿370

$38.79 ฿1,255

-70.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.1 ฿2,948

$107 ฿3,451

-14.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.8 ฿2,063

$95 ฿3,075

-32.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.8K

$662 ฿21.4K

-35.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ฿9,128

$321 ฿10.4K

-12.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$807 ฿26.1K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-57.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$660 ฿21.3K

$836 ฿27K

-21.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,439 ฿78.9K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-58.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,837 ฿59.4K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-34.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$616 ฿19.9K

$824 ฿26.7K

-25.23%

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 Sakon Nakhon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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