Bangkok vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangkok Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$465
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
80
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 3% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5467th and 5666th ($1027 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2647th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bangkok vs Kaohsiung

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Kaohsiung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangkok Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$11481

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610