Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of China, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
China
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
China
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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