Cost of Living Comparison Between Samut Prakan and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Samut Prakan and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Samut Prakan is 18.8% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Samut Prakan is 18.1% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.03 ฿98.1

$3.13 ฿101

-3.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.53 ฿503

$30.19 ฿977

-48.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.58 ฿245

$6.33 ฿205

19.75%

Cappuccino

$1.36 ฿43.96

$2.57 ฿83.1

-47.08%

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

$0.64 ฿20.67

$0.67 ฿21.84

-4.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 ฿10.37

$0.27 ฿8.64

18.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.9 ฿61.4

$2.44 ฿79.1

-22.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$4.09 ฿132

-11.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 ฿48.32

$1.88 ฿60.7

-20.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 ฿33.29

$1.35 ฿43.79

-23.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 ฿36.35

$1.46 ฿47.36

-23.29%

Eggs

$1.83 ฿59.2

$2.18 ฿70.6

-16.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.39 ฿433

$18.59 ฿602

-27.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.85 ฿92.1

$3.09 ฿100

-7.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.98 ฿355

$9.51 ฿308

15.46%

Apples (1kg)

$1.82 ฿59

$3.54 ฿114

-48.59%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 ฿23.89

$1.7 ฿55.1

-56.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 ฿57.8

$2.26 ฿73.2

-21.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 ฿43.96

$1.89 ฿61.3

-28.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 ฿54.5

$1.59 ฿51.4

5.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.09 ฿35.37

$1.43 ฿46.15

-23.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 ฿24.43

$1.31 ฿42.42

-42.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 ฿14.67

$0.53 ฿17.16

-15.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.59 ฿149

$4.26 ฿138

7.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.19 ฿394

$16.91 ฿547

-27.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 ฿50.2

$1.87 ฿60.6

-17.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 ฿70.3

$3.37 ฿109

-35.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ฿17.09

$1.21 ฿39.06

-56.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.68 ฿993

$37.31 ฿1,207

-17.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 ฿35.58

$1.06 ฿34.35

3.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 ฿24.01

$1.19 ฿38.63

-37.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.4 ฿175

$6.07 ฿196

-11.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ฿39.9

$1.2 ฿38.84

2.50%

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

$12.3K ฿399.2K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-66.60%

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

$21.2K ฿687.1K

$28.6K ฿927K

-25.88%

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

$73.2 ฿2,367

$89.3 ฿2,888

-18.05%

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

$11.18 ฿362

$12.74 ฿412

-12.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.2 ฿557

$17.38 ฿562

-1.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.97 ฿1,520

$52.2 ฿1,689

-10.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.05 ฿390

$10.46 ฿339

15.20%

Cinema Ticket

$6.09 ฿197

$7.6 ฿246

-19.87%

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

$379 ฿12.3K

$602 ฿19.5K

-37.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,003 ฿226.6K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-47.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.06 ฿617

$57.6 ฿1,865

-66.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.69 ฿1,090

$38.79 ฿1,255

-13.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62 ฿2,005

$107 ฿3,451

-41.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.5 ฿1,861

$95 ฿3,075

-39.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$487 ฿15.8K

$662 ฿21.4K

-26.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$249 ฿8,073

$321 ฿10.4K

-22.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$807 ฿26.1K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-57.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$830 ฿26.9K

$836 ฿27K

-0.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,586 ฿83.7K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-56.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,999 ฿97.1K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

7.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$660 ฿21.4K

$824 ฿26.7K

-19.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

-48.63%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Samut Prakan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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