Bangkok vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$416	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	5.68M	225K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6385th ($941 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 1221st and 4970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Changhua

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	Bangkok	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$17014

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671