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Beijing vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 45.3% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Beijing

The cost of childcare and housing in Beijing are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$4.91 CN¥34.72	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-7.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$7.47 CN¥52.84	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$6.64 CN¥46.99	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$1.78 CN¥12.57	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$1.53 CN¥10.83	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-36.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.21 CN¥29.80	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$31.54 CN¥223.19	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$4.63 CN¥32.73	-60.2%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	+56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-42.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 45.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	+16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+74.1%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.90 CN¥20.53	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$8.41 CN¥59.52	+4.3%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$36.37 CN¥257.35	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$81.74 CN¥578.34	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$105.53 CN¥746.66	+15.4%
Average			-1.2%

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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

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