Cost of Living Comparison Between Hua Hin and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Hua Hin and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Hua Hin is 7.3% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hua Hin is 28.7% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 18.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.16 ฿102

$3.13 ฿101

0.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.75 ฿639

$30.19 ฿977

-34.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9 ฿291

$6.33 ฿205

42.18%

Cappuccino

$2.1 ฿68

$2.57 ฿83.1

-18.29%

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

$0.68 ฿22.06

$0.67 ฿21.84

1.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 ฿16.34

$0.27 ฿8.64

85.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.03 ฿65.7

$2.44 ฿79.1

-16.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.78 ฿122

$4.09 ฿132

-7.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.43 ฿46.31

$1.88 ฿60.7

-23.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.93 ฿62.6

$1.35 ฿43.79

42.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ฿36.03

$1.46 ฿47.36

-23.97%

Eggs

$1.85 ฿60

$2.18 ฿70.6

-15.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.41 ฿434

$18.59 ฿602

-27.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.83 ฿91.5

$3.09 ฿100

-8.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.4 ฿466

$9.51 ฿308

51.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.58 ฿83.6

$3.54 ฿114

-27.12%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ฿24.15

$1.7 ฿55.1

-55.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 ฿60.6

$2.26 ฿73.2

-17.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 ฿50.9

$1.89 ฿61.3

-16.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.9

$1.59 ฿51.4

5.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 ฿40.55

$1.43 ฿46.15

-12.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 ฿24.44

$1.31 ฿42.42

-41.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 ฿13.87

$0.53 ฿17.16

-18.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ฿153

$4.26 ฿138

10.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.79 ฿608

$16.91 ฿547

11.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 ฿55.9

$1.87 ฿60.6

-7.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 ฿118

$3.37 ฿109

8.01%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 ฿15.55

$1.21 ฿39.06

-60.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.41 ฿402

$37.31 ฿1,207

-66.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.59

$1.06 ฿34.35

0.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.72 ฿23.27

$1.19 ฿38.63

-39.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.26 ฿170

$6.07 ฿196

-13.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 ฿43.85

$1.2 ฿38.84

12.50%

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

$19.9K ฿644.5K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-46.08%

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

$21.1K ฿683.1K

$28.6K ฿927K

-26.31%

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

$74.3 ฿2,406

$89.3 ฿2,888

-16.72%

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

$13.33 ฿431

$12.74 ฿412

4.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.17 ฿717

$17.38 ฿562

27.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.94 ฿1,551

$52.2 ฿1,689

-8.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.41 ฿175

$10.46 ฿339

-48.28%

Cinema Ticket

$7.77 ฿252

$7.6 ฿246

2.24%

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

$137 ฿4,421

$602 ฿19.5K

-77.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.5K ฿629.7K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

46.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.12 ฿619

$57.6 ฿1,865

-66.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.07 ฿811

$38.79 ฿1,255

-35.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.4 ฿2,020

$107 ฿3,451

-41.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.4 ฿1,823

$95 ฿3,075

-40.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$401 ฿13K

$662 ฿21.4K

-39.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$292 ฿9,457

$321 ฿10.4K

-9.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,044 ฿33.8K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-44.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$654 ฿21.2K

$836 ฿27K

-21.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,037 ฿98.3K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-48.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$468 ฿15.1K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-83.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$778 ฿25.2K

$824 ฿26.7K

-5.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.17

5.84

5.65%

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

Last update for Hua Hin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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