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Thailand vs. Shenzhen Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 8.8% more expensive than Shenzhen.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Thailand
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 54.9% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Shenzhen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Shenzhen, you would:

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 CN¥24.12	$2.67 THB87.33	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$6.99 THB228.62	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.46	$0.73 THB24.02	+45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.89	$0.36 THB11.76	+31.3%
Average			+24.0%

Shenzhen vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 CN¥13.14	$1.41 THB46.04	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 CN¥42.04	$7.88 THB257.67	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 CN¥46.71	$7.17 THB234.22	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 CN¥12.66	$2.07 THB67.66	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 CN¥11.62	$1.41 THB46.16	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥5.68	$1.33 THB43.42	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.28	$0.59 THB19.37	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.25	$0.90 THB29.36	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥3.86	$0.75 THB24.62	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.18	$0.71 THB23.28	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$0.62 THB20.16	+2.2%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CN¥30.14	$4.83 THB157.95	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.93 CN¥130.27	$28.12 THB919.13	+48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,132.57 CN¥159K	$30,471.21 THB996K	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.60 CN¥31.65	$10.53 THB344.16	+129.0%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.58 CN¥86.61	$18.52 THB605.40	+47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.67 CN¥4,856.90	$414.60 THB13,551.63	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.94 CN¥2,663.23	$266.86 THB8,722.52	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.15 CN¥358.91	$60.46 THB1,976.19	+15.9%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$442.40 CN¥3,044.91	$359.13 THB11,738.45	-18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,010.99 CN¥151K	$11,104.31 THB363K	-49.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 CN¥9.17	$2.15 THB70.42	+61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 CN¥21.99	$1.97 THB64.41	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 CN¥24.12	$4.31 THB141.02	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 CN¥322.73	$53.45 THB1,747.18	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥48.25	$6.32 THB206.48	-9.9%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Shenzhen	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.49 CN¥333.75	$37.08 THB1,212.01	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.33 CN¥208.75	$29.48 THB963.57	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.38 CN¥511.93	$91.15 THB2,979.31	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.01 CN¥605.77	$69.13 THB2,259.42	-21.5%
Average			-6.3%

Shenzhen vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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