Cost of Living Comparison Between Hat Yai and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Hat Yai and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Hat Yai is 16.4% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hat Yai is 14.9% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.15 ฿102

$3.13 ฿101

0.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.12 ฿1,492

$30.19 ฿977

52.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.42 ฿143

$6.33 ฿205

-30.17%

Cappuccino

$2.67 ฿86.5

$2.57 ฿83.1

3.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.17 ฿37.75

$0.67 ฿21.84

74.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.47

$0.27 ฿8.64

77.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 ฿60.6

$2.44 ฿79.1

-23.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 ฿118

$4.09 ฿132

-10.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 ฿51.3

$1.88 ฿60.7

-15.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 ฿41.33

$1.35 ฿43.79

-5.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 ฿43.31

$1.46 ฿47.36

-8.22%

Eggs

$2.58 ฿83.6

$2.18 ฿70.6

18.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.73 ฿736

$18.59 ฿602

22.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.43 ฿78.5

$3.09 ฿100

-21.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.6 ฿376

$9.51 ฿308

21.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 ฿82.8

$3.54 ฿114

-27.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.28

$1.7 ฿55.1

-12.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.02 ฿65.4

$2.26 ฿73.2

-10.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿51.5

$1.89 ฿61.3

-15.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 ฿47.51

$1.59 ฿51.4

-7.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 ฿35.99

$1.43 ฿46.15

-22.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 ฿48.72

$1.31 ฿42.42

15.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.51

$0.53 ฿17.16

-26.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.54 ฿147

$4.26 ฿138

6.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.68 ฿507

$16.91 ฿547

-7.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 ฿59.3

$1.87 ฿60.6

-2.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 ฿63.9

$3.37 ฿109

-41.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 ฿19.49

$1.21 ฿39.06

-50.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.58

$1.06 ฿34.35

0.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿38.57

$1.19 ฿38.63

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 ฿203

$6.07 ฿196

3.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 ฿42.43

$1.2 ฿38.84

9.17%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.1K ฿619.5K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-48.18%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$45.8K ฿1.5M

$28.6K ฿927K

59.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$87.9 ฿2,845

$89.3 ฿2,888

-1.51%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.5 ฿437

$12.74 ฿412

5.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.67 ฿313

$17.38 ฿562

-44.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.96 ฿1,617

$52.2 ฿1,689

-4.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.24 ฿396

$10.46 ฿339

17.02%

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 ฿249

$7.6 ฿246

1.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$298 ฿9,641

$602 ฿19.5K

-50.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,620 ฿311.3K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-27.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$38.08 ฿1,232

$57.6 ฿1,865

-33.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.19 ฿912

$38.79 ฿1,255

-27.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.7 ฿2,320

$107 ฿3,451

-32.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71 ฿2,298

$95 ฿3,075

-25.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 ฿9,118

$662 ฿21.4K

-57.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$111 ฿3,596

$321 ฿10.4K

-65.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$764 ฿24.7K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-59.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$404 ฿13.1K

$836 ฿27K

-51.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,521 ฿81.6K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-57.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,814 ฿58.7K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-35.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$466 ฿15.1K

$824 ฿26.7K

-43.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.36

5.84

8.90%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hat Yai: October 27, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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