Cost of living comparison

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Los Angeles vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Los Angeles is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 5.8 times more in Los Angeles
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Los Angeles
Transportation
pay 31.8% more in Los Angeles
Housing
pay 4.5 times more in Los Angeles
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Los Angeles
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Los Angeles
Clothing
pay 22.4% more in Los Angeles

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Los Angeles are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.91
THB98.77
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
THB197.54
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
THB20.88
$2.95
 

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
THB51.61
$4.99
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.74
THB398.07
$6.87
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
THB248.16
$4.56
 

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB151.41
$4.96
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
THB1,333.41
$79.13
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
$30,499.50
 

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.36
THB520.83
$72.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $571.31
THB19,371.83
$2,395.36
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.88
THB10,236.25
$2,100.61
 

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $632.63
THB21,451.35
$1,778.57
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,191.37
THB447,293.25
$28,750.00
 

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.33
THB79.02
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
THB87.61
$5.46
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
THB142.48
$12.00
 

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.27
THB1,874.04
$58.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.84
THB1,181.32
$42.72
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.10
THB3,292.33
$101.30
 

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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: February 2025
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