Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 65.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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