Bangkok vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$465	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	89	27
😀 Quality of life	73	52
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.17M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5467th and 6807th ($1027 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 2647th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Maoming

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	Bangkok	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943