Bangkok vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$425
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
81
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5738th and 6046th ($994 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1355th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$12438

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643