Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 6.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$2.77
THB100.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$5.55
THB200.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$0.58
THB20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.31
THB11.36
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$1.62
THB58.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$9.67
THB349.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$6.60
THB238.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$2.22
THB80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$1.30
THB47.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$1.37
THB49.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.70
THB25.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$1.02
THB36.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.78
THB28.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.69
THB25.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.61
THB22.19
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$4.25
THB153.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$36.06
THB1,303.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$51,319.04
THB1,854,655.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$10.52
THB380.12
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$15.07
THB544.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$608.65
THB21,996.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$287.69
THB10,397.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$70.06
THB2,531.85
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$614.94
THB22,223.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$12,311.97
THB444,950.87
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$2.08
THB75.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$2.37
THB85.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$4.16
THB150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$57.72
THB2,085.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$6.94
THB250.63
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$53.87
THB1,946.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$39.30
THB1,420.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$101.75
THB3,677.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$92.54
THB3,344.35
|
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