Bangkok vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$425	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	5.68M	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5738th and 6287th ($994 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1355th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hangzhou

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	Bangkok	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774