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Bangkok vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 44.0% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 84.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 98.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 84.7% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Almaty. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, transportation, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Almaty	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.33 KZT3,705.97	$3.10 THB98.65	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.41 KZT3,242.72	$6.20 THB197.30	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KZT469.36	$0.79 THB25.19	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KZT295.16	$0.33 THB10.61	-42.9%
Average			-29.6%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.9% more for groceries

	Almaty	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 KZT269.60	$1.44 THB45.81	+170.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 KZT2,318.38	$8.50 THB270.59	+85.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 KZT2,449.20	$7.23 THB230.01	+49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 KZT841.09	$2.28 THB72.68	+37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 KZT973.78	$1.38 THB43.91	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 KZT297.21	$1.59 THB50.61	+170.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT418.33	$0.82 THB25.98	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT414.35	$1.02 THB32.56	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT424.68	$0.85 THB27.13	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.76	$0.72 THB22.92	+164.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT91.14	$0.65 THB20.65	+260.2%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 98.2% more for transportation

	Almaty	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.81 KZT915.43	$4.69 THB149.30	+159.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.14 KZT9,172.28	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+105.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,900.61 KZT11,581,158.63	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 KZT3,543.83	$11.63 THB369.93	+65.9%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Almaty	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.90 KZT6,524.22	$16.91 THB537.90	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.61 KZT326,496.02	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.19 KZT221,094.85	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.67 KZT26,634.33	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+30.4%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 84.7% more for childcare

	Almaty	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.77 KZT130,865.80	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+135.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,972.39 KZT5,043,175.21	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+33.8%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 KZT648.54	$2.79 THB88.78	+117.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KZT1,151.30	$2.54 THB80.83	+11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KZT926.49	$4.40 THB139.83	+139.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KZT24,440.84	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,594.18	$8.06 THB256.48	+57.2%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Almaty	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.28 KZT35,543.63	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 KZT20,412.58	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 KZT46,808.02	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.97 KZT55,614.51	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-16.8%
Average			-6.6%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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