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Yokohama vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yokohama is 28.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 67.7% more in Yokohama
Groceries
pay 68.5% more in Yokohama
Transportation
pay 28.3% more in Yokohama
Housing
pay 52.5% more in Yokohama
Childcare
pay 8.8% less in Yokohama
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.1% more in Yokohama
Clothing
pay 21.2% less in Yokohama

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

Yokohama vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.7% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB97.83
$6.68
¥1,034
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB195.66
$5.35
¥827
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB24.98
$1.14
¥176

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.43
$1.75
¥271
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB268.35
$4.86
¥752
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB228.10
$5.51
¥853

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB148.06
$4.43
¥686
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,173.98
$53.46
¥8,273
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1M
$22,332.63
¥3M

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pay 52.5% more for housing

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB533.45
$32.74
¥5,067
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,300.27
$795.21
¥123K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,159.09
$466.43
¥72,178

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,227.76
$271.75
¥42,052
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB421K
$18,376.64
¥3M

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.05
$2.00
¥310
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.16
$3.01
¥465
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB138.68
$4.01
¥620

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Yokohama
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,855.49
$40.09
¥6,204
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,200.06
$28.40
¥4,395
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,289.02
$57.87
¥8,955

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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 2026
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