Cost of Living Comparison Between Tak and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Tak and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Tak is 10.7% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tak is 9.3% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.04 ฿97.5

$2.99 ฿95.8

1.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.62 ฿885

$31.17 ฿999

-11.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.17 ฿198

$6.28 ฿201

-1.75%

Cappuccino

$2.11 ฿67.5

$2.49 ฿79.9

-15.26%

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

$0.67 ฿21.58

$0.71 ฿22.80

-5.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.97

$0.27 ฿8.64

37.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 ฿78.1

$2.53 ฿81.1

-3.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 ฿117

$3.91 ฿125

-6.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 ฿56.6

$1.78 ฿57.1

-0.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 ฿42.77

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 ฿40.19

$1.42 ฿45.37

-11.97%

Eggs

$2.21 ฿70.9

$2.24 ฿71.7

-1.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.81 ฿603

$18.30 ฿587

2.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 ฿99.5

$2.98 ฿95.4

4.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.79 ฿346

$9.16 ฿294

17.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 ฿101

$3.57 ฿114

-11.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 ฿38.82

$1.72 ฿55.2

-29.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.99 ฿63.7

$2.23 ฿71.4

-10.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 ฿50.7

$1.87 ฿59.9

-15.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.48 ฿47.51

$1.64 ฿52.5

-9.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.54

$1.42 ฿45.62

-11.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.61

$1.34 ฿43.07

-23.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.68

$0.53 ฿16.99

-1.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.42 ฿142

Wine (Bottle)

$19.61 ฿629

$16.88 ฿541

16.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.4

$1.86 ฿59.6

-2.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.66 ฿85.4

$3.28 ฿105

-18.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.99

$1.20 ฿38.62

-25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.64 ฿1,207

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.06 ฿33.92

$1.06 ฿33.85

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.20 ฿38.51

$1.15 ฿36.86

4.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.34 ฿203

$6.08 ฿195

4.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ฿41.20

$1.19 ฿38.05

8.40%

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

$28.1K ฿902.3K

$37.3K ฿1.2M

-24.47%

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

$27.3K ฿874.4K

$29.3K ฿939.5K

-6.93%

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

$75.3 ฿2,412

$90.1 ฿2,889

-16.49%

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

$13.56 ฿435

$12.99 ฿416

4.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.32 ฿587

$17.33 ฿556

5.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.49 ฿1,587

$53.7 ฿1,721

-7.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.15 ฿390

$10.40 ฿334

16.83%

Cinema Ticket

$7.11 ฿228

$7.93 ฿254

-10.34%

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

$300 ฿9,610

$610 ฿19.6K

-50.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,720 ฿311.6K

$13.5K ฿433.0K

-28.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.96 ฿1,057

$57.6 ฿1,847

-42.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.70 ฿1,112

$39.26 ฿1,259

-11.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.7 ฿3,165

$106 ฿3,406

-7.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.3 ฿2,254

$92.0 ฿2,950

-23.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$429 ฿13.7K

$681 ฿21.8K

-37.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$287 ฿9,206

$328 ฿10.5K

-12.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$812 ฿26.0K

$1,910 ฿61.2K

-57.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$652 ฿20.9K

$830 ฿26.6K

-21.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,014 ฿64.6K

$6,095 ฿195.4K

-66.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,406 ฿45.1K

$3,193 ฿102.4K

-55.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$787 ฿25.2K

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 Tak: April 14, 2026

Last update for Bangkok: April 12, 2026

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