Bangkok vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$424	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5912th and 7637th ($958 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 136th 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 Hengyang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 1890th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hengyang

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	Bangkok	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599