Bangkok vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
64
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 57% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5738th and 1098th ($994 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1355th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$12682

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507