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Bangkok vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 43.7% more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Bali	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	$3.10 THB99.13	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	$6.20 THB198.27	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	$0.79 THB25.31	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	$0.33 THB10.66	-40.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Bali	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	$1.44 THB46.04	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	$8.50 THB271.92	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	$7.23 THB231.14	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	$2.28 THB73.03	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	$1.38 THB44.12	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	$1.59 THB50.86	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	$0.82 THB26.11	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	$1.02 THB32.72	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	$0.85 THB27.27	-30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	$0.72 THB23.03	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	$0.65 THB20.76	-31.6%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Bali	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	$4.69 THB150.03	+54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	$37.21 THB1,189.60	+348.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	$11.63 THB371.75	+185.4%
Average			+158.9%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Bali	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	$16.91 THB540.54	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	$68.69 THB2,196.14	+4.5%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bali	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+130.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+128.9%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	$2.79 THB89.22	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	$2.54 THB81.22	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	$4.40 THB140.52	+96.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	$51.03 THB1,631.73	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	$8.06 THB257.75	+108.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Bali	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+27.5%
Average			+18.4%

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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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