Bangkok vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$434
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 60% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5606th and 7795th ($996 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2044th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Changsha

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Bangkok Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$9728

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554