Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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China

Beijing vs. Hat Yai Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 66.3% more expensive than Hat Yai.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Hat Yai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 THB61.31	$4.21 CN¥28.47	+126.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 THB143.06	$4.91 CN¥33.22	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 THB39.60	$0.48 CN¥3.25	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 THB15.33	$0.31 CN¥2.08	-34.0%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 THB41.90	$1.71 CN¥11.55	+34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.47 THB378.09	$7.47 CN¥50.56	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 THB193.41	$6.64 CN¥44.96	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 THB84.00	$1.78 CN¥12.03	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB35.92	$1.53 CN¥10.37	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 THB39.40	$0.98 CN¥6.65	-17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.02	$0.77 CN¥5.21	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.13	$0.80 CN¥5.42	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.35	$0.60 CN¥4.08	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 THB50.99	$0.35 CN¥2.36	-77.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB16.22	$0.41 CN¥2.79	-16.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 THB166.88	$4.21 CN¥28.51	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥213.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,383.15 THB639K	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.63 CN¥31.32
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.92 THB326.99	$12.93 CN¥87.54	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.12 THB9,196.70	$935.23 CN¥6,331.16	+235.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$113.71 THB3,746.80	$504.41 CN¥3,414.63	+343.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.44 THB2,222.16	$39.27 CN¥265.81	-41.8%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.22 THB4,257.73	$710.76 CN¥4,811.59	+450.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,528.59 THB281K	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	+172.5%
Average			+311.2%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB61.31	$1.12 CN¥7.59	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 THB90.69	$2.90 CN¥19.65	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50 THB148.17	$4.21 CN¥28.47	-6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,634.97	$57.84 CN¥391.53	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.60 THB250.35	$8.41 CN¥56.94	+10.7%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Hat Yai	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.77 THB1,277.32	$62.30 CN¥421.74	+60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 THB919.67	$36.37 CN¥246.23	+30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,401.36	$81.74 CN¥553.35	+12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.79 THB3,321.03	$105.53 CN¥714.40	+4.7%
Average			+27.0%

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