🇧🇩 From Bangladesh › Bangkok
For everyday spending, Bangkok is about 21% pricier than Dhaka. Here's what things cost in BDT, what a day really costs, and the price where "tourist price" turns into a rip-off.
| Item | Local | In BDT | vs Dhaka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local mealper person | ฿100 | ৳370 | 48% more |
| Street food1 item | ฿60 | ৳222 | 270% more |
| Restaurant dinnerper person | ฿400 | ৳1,480 | 48% more |
| Coffeeone cup | ฿85 | ৳314 | 21% more |
| Beerone bottle | ฿130 | ৳481 | 56% less |
| Bottled water | ฿10 | ৳37 | 85% more |
| Convenience store1 snack or drink | ฿25 | ৳92 | 131% more |
| Taxi5 km in town | ฿115 | ৳425 | 52% more |
| Tuk-tuk / moto taxishort hop | ฿30 | ৳111 | 39% more |
| Transitone ride | ฿35 | ৳129 | 331% more |
| Hotel night3-star | ฿1,600 | ৳5,920 | 18% more |
| SIM card1 week data | ฿299 | ৳1,110 | 146% more |
| Laundry | ฿40 | ৳148 | 48% more |
| Massage1 hour | ฿350 | ৳1,290 | 48% less |
| Half-day tourper person | ฿1,200 | ৳4,440 | 48% more |
| Entry ticketTourist town | ฿500 | ৳1,850 | 270% more |
Reference prices start as estimates from published price levels; items with 3+ traveller reports switch to the median of real reports.
| Item | Fair range | Rip-off above |
|---|---|---|
| Local mealper person | ฿70–฿160৳259–৳592 | ฿192+৳710+ |
| Coffeeone cup | ฿51–฿136৳189–৳503 | ฿163+৳603+ |
| Beerone bottle | ฿78–฿221৳288–৳817 | ฿265+৳980+ |
| Taxi5 km in town | ฿92–฿184৳340–৳680 | ฿221+৳816+ |
| Tuk-tuk / moto taxishort hop | ฿21–฿54৳78–৳200 | ฿65+৳240+ |
| Massage1 hour | ฿245–฿560৳906–৳2,070 | ฿672+৳2,480+ |
| Bottled water | ฿7–฿20৳26–৳74 | ฿24+৳89+ |
| Half-day tourper person | ฿840–฿1,920৳3,110–৳7,100 | ฿2,300+৳8,520+ |
Not counting flights, a mid-range day in Bangkok is about ৳10,400 per person (3-star hotel, local meals plus a dinner out, two taxi rides). On a shoestring it's about ৳3,930 a day; comfortable travel is about ৳23,800. A 7-day mid-range trip comes to roughly ৳73,100.
For everyday things Bangkok is about 21% pricier than Dhaka. Compare item by item in the table above, or open the app to see it against your own city and income.
A simple local meal is around ฿100 (about ৳370); a sit-down restaurant dinner is around ฿400 (about ৳1,480).
As a rule of thumb, paying about double the usual local price is a warning sign. For a taxi that means anything above ฿221 (৳816) for about 5 km. Check any price in 3 seconds in the app.