Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 11.5% cheaper than Shenzhen.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Shenzhen, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.45
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
CN¥15.20
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
CN¥44.46
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
CN¥57.60
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
CN¥14.90
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.34
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CN¥4.64
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.50
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.82
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CN¥32.33
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.54
CN¥32.83
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
CN¥105.27
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$715.55
CN¥5,171.03
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.78
CN¥2,802.37
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
CN¥354.70
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.76
CN¥4,587.21
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,881.36
CN¥179,810.11
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.01
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CN¥24.75
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.39
CN¥320.78
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
CN¥57.55
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Shenzhen
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.91
CN¥454.62
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CN¥212.65
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.03
CN¥563.88
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.24
CN¥717.21
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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