Bangkok vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$425
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 71% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5738th and 7989th ($994 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1355th and 3254th 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
$4.03
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$5672

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575