Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.40
|
$4.17
CN¥30.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.22
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.06
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB404.62
|
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.24
|
$7.17
CN¥51.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.31
|
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.71
|
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.04
|
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.68
|
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.73
|
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.56
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.45
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.90
|
$4.36
CN¥31.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
$33.40
CN¥241.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,177.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.41
|
$4.59
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
$13.28
CN¥96.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
$929.88
CN¥6,735.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
$492.44
CN¥3,566.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
$42.04
CN¥304.50
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
$763.49
CN¥5,529.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,958.96
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.32
|
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.05
|
$3.60
CN¥26.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
$3.48
CN¥25.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
$65.46
CN¥474.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB250.99
|
$8.35
CN¥60.47
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
$62.65
CN¥453.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
$34.69
CN¥251.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
$83.45
CN¥604.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
$107.64
CN¥779.61
|
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