Bangkok vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$405
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
24
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
5.68M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5960th and 7871st ($902 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 1087th and 6810th 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
$2.64
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$11076

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586