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Chon Buri vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 10.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Chon Buri

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

Chon Buri vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.02 THB64.14	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.75 THB246.68	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.70 THB22.30	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.49 THB15.62	+60.0%
Average			+28.0%

Beijing vs. Chon Buri - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.33 THB42.43	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$6.20 THB197.34	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.46 THB173.66	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.88 THB59.80	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.24 THB39.57	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.21 THB38.49	+23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.37 THB11.75	-52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.87 THB27.60	+8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.66 THB20.89	+9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.79 THB25.06	+126.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.85 THB27.19	+107.2%
Average			+13.8%

Beijing vs. Chon Buri - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.08 THB161.56	+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+206.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$8.76 THB278.75	+89.4%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$22.05 THB701.64	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$542.73 THB17,267.67	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$65.89 THB2,096.52	+67.8%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	-31.7%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.86 THB59.20	+65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.86 THB59.20	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.65 THB148.01	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$7.75 THB246.68	-7.8%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$16.44 THB522.96	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$24.81 THB789.38	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$83.74 THB2,664.16	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-53.0%
Average			-39.0%

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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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