Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 10.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.31
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.47
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.57
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.41
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB325.23
|
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB221.89
|
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB74.68
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.85
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.06
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.63
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.32
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.07
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.28
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.66
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.87
|
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB353.78
|
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB506.75
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.98
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB79.63
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB139.96
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB233.26
|
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,112.64
|
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
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