Bangkok vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$416
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
24
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
5.68M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7740th ($941 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1221st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$11393

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600