Bangkok vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$425	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$727
😷 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 63% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5738th and 7649th ($994 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1355th and 7013th 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	$4.03	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$10066

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610