Bangkok vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$465	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	58
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	5.68M	351K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5467th and 117th ($1027 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 2647th and 438th 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	$3.24	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$23744

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254