Bangkok vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	83
🏙️ Population	5.68M	7.41M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5912th and 532nd ($958 vs $2718) 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 0.7 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 1890th and 548th 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	$3.1	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$22102

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598