Bangkok vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$416
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$796
😷 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 63% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7932nd ($941 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 1221st and 3100th 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
$2.97
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$8619

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558