Bangkok vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5960th and 503rd ($902 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1087th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hong Kong

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Bangkok Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$20363

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611