Cost of living in Bangkok 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Bangkok, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
31.8
68% cheaper than New York
BangkokUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 21,927 THB $665
1-bed apartment, outside centre 10,614 THB $322
3-bed apartment, centre 73,438 THB $2,229
Room in shared flat 5,307 THB $161
Buy price per m2 204,000 THB $6,191
Living cost excl. rent 23,488 THB $713
Typical net salary 20,771 THB $630
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.