Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Ubud is 11.1% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ubud is 18% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 36.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3 Rp 48.8K

$3.13 ฿101

-4.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.52 Rp 203.2K

$30.19 ฿977

-58.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 Rp 51.6K

$6.33 ฿205

-49.76%

Cappuccino

$2.21 Rp 35.9K

$2.57 ฿83.1

-14.01%

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

$1.1 Rp 17.9K

$0.67 ฿21.84

64.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 Rp 4,217

$0.27 ฿8.64

-3.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 Rp 40.5K

$2.44 ฿79.1

2.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 Rp 51.9K

$4.09 ฿132

-21.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 Rp 24.2K

$1.88 ฿60.7

-20.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 Rp 27K

$1.35 ฿43.79

23.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 Rp 18.5K

$1.46 ฿47.36

-21.92%

Eggs

$2.27 Rp 36.9K

$2.18 ฿70.6

4.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 Rp 226.3K

$18.59 ฿602

-25.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 Rp 64.8K

$3.09 ฿100

29.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 Rp 183.4K

$9.51 ฿308

18.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 Rp 58.4K

$3.54 ฿114

1.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 Rp 24.8K

$1.7 ฿55.1

-10.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 Rp 43K

$2.26 ฿73.2

17.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 Rp 22.4K

$1.89 ฿61.3

-26.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 25.6K

$1.59 ฿51.4

-0.63%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 Rp 35.1K

$1.43 ฿46.15

51.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 Rp 16.9K

$1.31 ฿42.42

-20.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Rp 9,114

$0.53 ฿17.16

5.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 36.3K

$4.26 ฿138

-47.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.98 Rp 243.2K

$16.91 ฿547

-11.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 Rp 39.5K

$1.87 ฿60.6

29.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Rp 42.8K

$3.37 ฿109

-21.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,203

$1.21 ฿39.06

-73.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 Rp 164.3K

$37.31 ฿1,207

-72.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 7,888

$1.06 ฿34.35

-53.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 Rp 5,573

$1.19 ฿38.63

-71.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 Rp 98K

$6.07 ฿196

-0.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 Rp 11.9K

$1.2 ฿38.84

-39.17%

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

$26.2K Rp 425.6M

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-29.02%

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

$31.9K Rp 518.5M

$28.6K ฿927K

11.50%

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

$62.6 Rp 1M

$89.3 ฿2,888

-29.86%

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

$4.1 Rp 66.6K

$12.74 ฿412

-67.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.32 Rp 394.7K

$17.38 ฿562

39.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.6 Rp 366.9K

$52.2 ฿1,689

-56.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.26 Rp 101.5K

$10.46 ฿339

-40.15%

Cinema Ticket

$3.29 Rp 53.4K

$7.6 ฿246

-56.71%

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

$93.2 Rp 1.5M

$602 ฿19.5K

-84.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,098 Rp 99M

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-54.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 Rp 857.4K

$57.6 ฿1,865

-8.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.84 Rp 403.3K

$38.79 ฿1,255

-35.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 Rp 1.4M

$107 ฿3,451

-20.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 Rp 1.2M

$95 ฿3,075

-23.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 Rp 4.2M

$662 ฿21.4K

-60.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 Rp 2.6M

$321 ฿10.4K

-50.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 Rp 9.4M

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-69.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 Rp 5.5M

$836 ฿27K

-59.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 Rp 16.2M

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-83.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$860 Rp 14M

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-69.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$182 Rp 3M

$824 ฿26.7K

-77.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

5.84

127.40%

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

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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