Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Pale Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 47.5% more expensive than Pale.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 66.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Pale Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% less for restaurants

	Pale	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 BAM15.00	$3.10 THB97.49	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 BAM14.00	$6.20 THB194.99	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 BAM3.28	$0.79 THB24.89	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 BAM2.00	$0.33 THB10.48	-72.2%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Pale	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 BAM2.10	$1.44 THB45.28	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.93 BAM8.22	$8.50 THB267.43	+72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 BAM8.92	$7.23 THB227.32	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 BAM4.68	$2.28 THB71.83	-18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 BAM6.47	$1.38 THB43.39	-64.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 BAM1.18	$1.59 THB50.01	+123.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 BAM1.43	$0.82 THB25.68	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 BAM1.59	$1.02 THB32.18	+7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 BAM1.62	$0.85 THB26.82	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.91	$0.72 THB22.65	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 BAM1.05	$0.65 THB20.41	+3.3%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Pale	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 BAM9.52	$4.69 THB147.55	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.01 BAM29.99	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+106.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,117.48 BAM48,484.92	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 BAM14.50	$11.63 THB365.60	+33.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 66.8% more for housing

	Pale	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.02 BAM41.65	$16.91 THB531.61	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$190.61 BAM317.40	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+254.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.10 BAM274.91	$321.97 THB10,124.02	+95.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.85 BAM226.20	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-49.4%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Pale	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.40 BAM403.62	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+151.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,437.06 BAM5,723.22	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	+288.3%
Average			+219.9%

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pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pale	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BAM3.25	$2.79 THB87.74	+43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 BAM2.78	$2.54 THB79.88	+52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.81 BAM6.35	$4.40 THB138.20	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.01 BAM39.99	$51.03 THB1,604.74	+112.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 BAM7.50	$8.06 THB253.49	+79.0%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Pale	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.55 BAM130.79	$58.81 THB1,849.09	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.02 BAM64.98	$38.03 THB1,195.92	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.87 BAM169.63	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.08 BAM214.93	$91.47 THB2,876.08	-29.1%
Average			-13.6%

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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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