Bangkok vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	62
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	351K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 70% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5912th and 122nd ($958 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 90th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Honolulu

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	Bangkok	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182