Bangkok vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2449
🏠 One person rent	$424	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	5.68M	225K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5912th and 6149th ($958 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 4895th 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	$3.1	$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$7132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$51
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$18881

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650