Bangkok

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

7
103/265
Details
Large apartment$1300.00
Medium apartment$910.00
Rent index [score]0.73
Small apartment$540.00

Cost of Living

7
76/248
Details
5km taxi ride$2.50
A Cappuccino$3.10
A beer$1.80
A kilogram of Apples$3.50
Bread$0.64
Inflation [score]0.72
Lunch$4.20
Monthly fitness club membership$77.00
Monthly public transport$35.00
Movie ticket$6.50
Price of a meal at a restaurant$30.27

Startups

6
57/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups9
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.52
Coworking spaces [score]0.50
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co82
Meetups [score]0.48
Meetups groups125
Meetups members61812
Number of investors45
Number of startup events in the last 12 months337
Number of upcoming meetup events19
Startup climate scene [score]0.65
Startup events131
Startup events [score]0.71
Startups [score]0.71
Total number of startups171

Venture Capital

3
80/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.35

Travel Connectivity

4
89/266
Details
Airport hub139
Airport hub [score]0.62
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.21

Commute

4
206/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Thailand/Bangkok
Traffic handling [score]0.41

Business Freedom

6
211/264
Details
Business freedom76.30
Business freedom [score]0.69
Freedom from corruption38.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.28
Lack of labor restrictions62.50
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.49
Time to open a business25.50
Time to open a business [score]0.71

Safety

7
144/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.49
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents16
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.96
Lack of guns [score]0.92
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.94

Healthcare

5
207/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.29
Healthcare quality [score]0.80
Life expectancy (years)74.88
Life expectancy [score]0.49

Education

2
204/240
Details
Best university in rankingMahidol University
Best university ranking550
Country mean scores in PISA math test418.52
Country mean scores in PISA reading test441.22
Country mean scores in PISA science test444.00
PISA math ranking (high school)42
PISA ranking47
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.24
PISA reading (high school)43
PISA science (high school)43
Percent of happy students0.93
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.50
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.33
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.34
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.03
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.01
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.01
University quality [score]0.10

Environmental Quality

3
227/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.31
Cleanliness [score]0.31
Drinking water quality [score]0.36
Urban greenery [score]0.37

Economy

2
249/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area33.24
Currency for urban areaTHB
GDP growth rate0.01
GDP growth rate [score]0.23
GDP per capita$14354.30
GDP per capita [score]0.24

Taxation

7
38/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.75
Income tax level [score]0.61
Profit tax (% of profit)0.33
Time overhead to file company taxes266
VAT (Sales Tax)0.10

Internet Access

5
163/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)29.93
Internet access (download) [score]0.47
Internet access (upload) [score]0.49
Upload speed (Mbps)11.69

Leisure & Culture

9
13/264
Details
Art galleries291
Art galleries [score]0.95
Cinemas249
Cinemas [score]1.00
Comedy clubs193
Comedy clubs [score]0.81
Concert venues295
Concerts [score]0.72
Historical sites360
Historical sites [score]0.93
Museums304
Museums [score]0.89
Performing art venues169
Performing arts [score]0.80
Sport venues196
Sports [score]0.88
Zoos122
Zoos [score]0.98

Tolerance

6
192/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index61.15
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.61
LGBT adoption rightsMarried couples only
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legalityIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✖ Illegal
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✖ Unrecognized
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.59

Outdoors

6
20/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.36
Median peak in meters1059.00
Seaside access1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)1.00
Water access [score]0.94
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Bangkok are in the 76th place of all 248 Teleport cities and the most expensive in Thailand. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$350$740
$540
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$77
Movie ticket$7
Broadband internet connection$18
Monthly public transport$35
Lunch$4
-47%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Bangkok are below average. For this job type, Bangkok ranks 154th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Bangkok.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$36,981
Median salary
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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

16%
For annual salary of $40000
22%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

10%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

40/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

61/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

15.60
Guns per 100 people
1.40
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Bangkok in position 175 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Bangkok

Population of Bangkok

9,052,100
622 /km²
174/264
Density (people per unit of area)
10%
Growth in 2015-2020
Bangkok

Demographics of Thailand

Median age
37
Elderly people
10%
Life expectancy at birth
75
GDP per capita (in USD)
$14,354
218/263
Unemployment
1%
6/264

Languages

English proficiency score
47
219/228
Common spoken languages
Thai

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Teleport Users  X  Bangkok

Teleport users who are      Bangkok

Work in:

Founder
10.22%
Software Engineer
9.90%
Marketing Manager
4.47%
Web Designer
4.15%
Web Developer
3.51%
Product Manager
3.19%
Graphic Designer
2.88%
Other
61.66%

Come from:

LGBT rights in Bangkok

Discrimination

Illegal In Some Contexts

Marriage

Unrecognized

Adoption

Married Couples Only

Climate

Average day length (hours)

12.5

Climate type

Tropical Savanna

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Bangkok

Bangkok (Thai: กรุงเทพฯ) is the capital of Thailand and, with a population of over eleven million inhabitants, by far its largest city. Its high-rise buildings, heavy traffic congestion, intense heat and naughty nightlife do not immediately give you a warm welcome — but don't let your first impression mislead you. It is one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities with magnificent temples and palaces, authentic canals, busy markets and a vibrant nightlife that has something for everyone.

For years, it was only a small trading post at the banks of the Chao Phraya River, until King Rama I, the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty, turned it into the capital of Siam in 1782, after the burning of Ayutthaya by Burmese invaders. Since then, Bangkok has turned into a national treasure house and functions as Thailand's spiritual, cultural, political, commercial, educational and diplomatic centre.

Bangkok is a huge and modern city humming with nightlife and fervor. Administratively, it is split up into 50 districts (เขต khet), which are further split into 154 sub-districts (แขวง khwaeng), but these are more often used in official business and for addresses. Visitors will find the conceptual division below of the main areas more useful for getting around.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Thailand
53rd from a total of 163 countries

World Order

21st

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

34th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

155th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

80th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

77th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

80th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

30th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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