Bangkok vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$405
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
81
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 3% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5960th and 5786th ($902 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1087th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kaohsiung

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Bangkok Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$12618

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655