Cost of living comparison

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Akita vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Akita is 24.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 72.1% more in Akita
Groceries
pay 24.4% more in Akita
Transportation
pay 4.1% less in Akita
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Akita
Childcare
pay 61.6% less in Akita
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.4% more in Akita
Clothing
pay 18.5% more in Akita

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

Akita vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.1% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Akita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB102.16
$6.68
¥1,078
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB204.32
$5.18
¥835
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB26.09
$1.02
¥164

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Akita
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB47.44
$2.00
¥323
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB280.23
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB238.19
$7.18
¥1,159

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

 
Bangkok
Akita
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB154.62
$5.41
¥873
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,225.92
$30.74
¥4,958
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1M
$33,412.07
¥5M

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Akita
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB557.05
$53.46
¥8,623
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB22,242.61
$601.42
¥97,012
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,608.53
$467.77
¥75,453

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pay 61.6% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Akita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB20,078.41
$233.88
¥37,727
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB440K
??

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Akita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB91.94
$2.00
¥323
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB83.70
$3.68
¥593
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB144.81
$3.07
¥496

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Akita
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,937.58
$44.22
¥7,133
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,253.16
$48.96
¥7,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,434.53
$91.33
¥14,732

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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: June 2026
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