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Hat Yai vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Hat Yai is 1.5% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Hat Yai
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Hat Yai
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Hat Yai
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Hat Yai
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Hat Yai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Hat Yai
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Hat Yai

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

Hat Yai vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hat Yai instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$1.86 THB61.31	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.22	$4.34 THB143.06	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$1.20 THB39.60	+150.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$0.47 THB15.33	+51.5%
Average			+33.7%

Beijing vs. Hat Yai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.55	$1.27 THB41.90	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.56	$11.47 THB378.09	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.96	$5.87 THB193.41	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.03	$2.55 THB84.00	+43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.37	$1.09 THB35.92	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$1.20 THB39.40	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$0.67 THB22.02	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$0.91 THB30.13	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.08	$1.41 THB46.35	+133.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$1.55 THB50.99	+343.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.79	$0.49 THB16.22	+19.4%
Average			+50.1%

Beijing vs. Hat Yai - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.51	$5.06 THB166.88	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	$19,383.15 THB639K	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.32	??
Average			+13.4%

Beijing vs. Hat Yai - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.54	$9.92 THB326.99	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,331.16	$279.12 THB9,196.70	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,414.63	$113.71 THB3,746.80	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥265.81	$67.44 THB2,222.16	+71.8%
Average			-24.8%

Beijing vs. Hat Yai - Cost of housing

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,811.59	$129.22 THB4,257.73	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	$8,528.59 THB281K	-63.3%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.59	$1.86 THB61.31	+65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.65	$2.75 THB90.69	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$4.50 THB148.17	+6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.53	$49.62 THB1,634.97	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.94	$7.60 THB250.35	-9.7%
Average			+8.7%

Beijing vs. Hat Yai - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Hat Yai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥421.74	$38.77 THB1,277.32	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.23	$27.91 THB919.67	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.35	$72.88 THB2,401.36	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥714.40	$100.79 THB3,321.03	-4.5%
Average			-19.1%

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