Cost of living comparison

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Canton vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Canton is 77.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Canton
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Canton
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Canton
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Canton
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Canton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Canton
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Canton

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

Canton vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Canton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$15.00	+383.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$11.50	+85.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.40	+202.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$2.24	+572.2%
Average			+311.1%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Canton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$2.43	+68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$6.54	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$2.94	-59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$3.29	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$6.36	+360.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$2.49	+56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.49	-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$1.49	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$2.32	+171.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.05	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.37	+111.3%
Average			+71.1%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Canton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.97	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$40.00	+7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$29,946.00	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$13.04	+12.2%
Average			-9.1%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Canton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$57.50	+240.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$583.33	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$450.00	+39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$207.42	+202.0%
Average			+117.1%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of housing

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Canton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$200.00	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$29,033.33	+117.5%
Average			+25.1%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Canton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$3.50	+25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$4.22	+66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$8.00	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$25.00	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$12.00	+48.9%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Canton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$45.00	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$39.10	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$81.67	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$103.57	+13.2%
Average			-7.3%

Bangkok vs. Canton - Cost of clothing

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