Bangkok vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Prices in Bangkok vs Shaoyang

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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