Bangkok vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$434	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5606th and 7957th ($996 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 249th 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 154th in China, while ranked 2044th and 6806th 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	$3.36	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$10039

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619