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Bangkok vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 58.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% less for restaurants

	Astana	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,352.24	$2.91 THB101.05	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,211.34	$5.83 THB202.10	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT508.63	$0.62 THB21.36	-35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT272.35	$0.29 THB10.12	-43.2%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Astana	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT273.45	$1.52 THB52.80	+195.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,567.98	$11.74 THB407.25	+142.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,283.64	$7.32 THB253.88	+69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT876.32	$2.27 THB78.82	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,187.57	$1.31 THB45.61	-41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT307.63	$1.47 THB51.04	+153.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT456.69	$0.73 THB25.20	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT503.14	$1.04 THB35.91	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT447.37	$0.80 THB27.91	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT121.96	$0.71 THB24.72	+209.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT104.68	$0.62 THB21.59	+215.2%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Astana	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT991.80	$4.47 THB154.90	+138.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT8,028.36	$39.32 THB1,364.16	+159.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,704,483.17	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	+174.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,104.30	$10.34 THB358.72	+76.6%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Astana	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,734.04	$15.36 THB532.84	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT245,693.38	$571.31 THB19,818.69	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT176,623.97	$301.88 THB10,472.37	-9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT22,355.00	$67.33 THB2,335.72	+59.7%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Astana	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT120,425.44	$632.63 THB21,946.18	+178.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,213,403.51	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	+117.6%
Average			+148.1%

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT642.27	$2.33 THB80.84	+92.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,147.19	$2.58 THB89.63	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT923.26	$4.20 THB145.76	+141.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT29,416.74	$54.58 THB1,893.33	-1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,676.12	$7.28 THB252.62	+44.2%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Astana	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT40,295.69	$55.27 THB1,917.27	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,785.26	$34.84 THB1,208.57	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT52,792.56	$97.10 THB3,368.27	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT48,451.31	$92.12 THB3,195.68	+0.8%
Average			-12.0%

Astana 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: January 2025

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