Cost of living comparison

compared to

Udon Thani vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 43.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Udon Thani

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Udon Thani.

Udon Thani vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$2.48 THB78.94	-68.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.85 THB345.35	+68.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.83 THB26.52	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.31 THB9.87	-72.1%
Average			-27.9%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.37 THB43.70	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$9.30 THB296.02	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$8.05 THB256.23	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.59 THB50.45	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.09 THB34.69	-77.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.06 THB33.84	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.45 THB14.32	-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.98 THB31.11	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.84 THB26.85	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.73 THB23.27	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.47 THB14.88	-55.8%
Average			-44.1%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.77 THB151.78	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$13.18 THB419.36	-80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$13.12 THB417.38	-9.7%
Average			-34.2%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 62.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$23.26 THB740.04	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-91.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$55.30 THB1,759.30	-68.9%
Average			-62.0%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$284.29 THB9,044.97	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	-51.2%
Average			-61.9%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.86 THB59.20	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.60 THB50.98	-69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.19 THB133.21	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$78.31 THB2,491.48	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$6.20 THB197.34	-51.7%
Average			-52.3%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$36.60 THB1,164.33	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-41.4%
Average			-20.7%

Hong Kong vs. Udon Thani - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Hong Kong vs.

Hanoi

Hong Kong vs.

Warsaw

Hong Kong vs.

Vienna

Hong Kong vs.

Bangkok

Hong Kong vs.

Dodoma

Hong Kong vs.

Paris

Hong Kong vs.

Athens

Hong Kong vs.

London

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Hong Kong vs. Thailand. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Hong Kong and Thailand.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hong Kong

Add prices for Udon Thani

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Udon Thani or Hong Kong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.