Bangkok vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$405
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5960th and 8258th ($902 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1087th and 2707th 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
$2.64
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$5569

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574