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Udon Thani vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 8.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% more in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Udon Thani

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

Udon Thani vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 38.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.48 THB78.94	-41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.85 THB345.35	+121.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.83 THB26.52	+73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.31 THB9.87	+1.0%
Average			+38.7%

Beijing vs. Udon Thani - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.37 THB43.70	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$9.30 THB296.02	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$8.05 THB256.23	+21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.59 THB50.45	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.09 THB34.69	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.06 THB33.84	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.45 THB14.32	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.98 THB31.11	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.84 THB26.85	+40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.73 THB23.27	+109.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.47 THB14.88	+13.4%
Average			+12.7%

Beijing vs. Udon Thani - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.77 THB151.78	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$13.18 THB419.36	-58.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	+139.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$13.12 THB417.38	+183.6%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$23.26 THB740.04	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$55.30 THB1,759.30	+40.8%
Average			-8.1%

Beijing vs. Udon Thani - Cost of housing

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$284.29 THB9,044.97	-60.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	-53.3%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Udon Thani
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	$1.60 THB50.98	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.19 THB133.21	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$78.31 THB2,491.48	+35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$6.20 THB197.34	-26.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$36.60 THB1,164.33	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-20.7%
Average			-5.5%

Beijing vs. Udon Thani - Cost of clothing

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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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