Bangkok vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$416	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$729
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	89	44
😀 Quality of life	74	43
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7767th ($941 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 1221st and 6669th 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	$2.97	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🍅 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	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600