Bangkok vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$424	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$882
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	75	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5912th and 6563rd ($958 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1890th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hangzhou

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	Bangkok	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753