Bangkok vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$465	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$814
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	73	49
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5467th and 7862nd ($1027 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 190th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 2647th and 6777th 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	$3.24	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$8641

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615