Bangkok vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$465
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
73
82
🏙️ Population
5.68M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5467th and 621st ($1027 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2647th and 632nd 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
$3.24
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$22890

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608