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Chengdu vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 22.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Chengdu
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Chengdu

Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Chengdu.

Chengdu vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chengdu instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB101.05	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.36	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.12	$0.30 CN¥2.20	+3.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.80	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB407.25	$6.09 CN¥44.64	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB253.88	$6.77 CN¥49.61	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.82	$1.82 CN¥13.35	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.61	$1.85 CN¥13.59	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB51.04	$0.89 CN¥6.55	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.20	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.91	$0.77 CN¥5.67	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.91	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.72	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.59	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-42.6%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.90	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,364.16	$27.83 CN¥204.07	-29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-66.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB358.72	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-66.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB532.84	$11.82 CN¥86.67	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,818.69	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,472.37	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,335.72	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-45.5%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,946.18	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+12.1%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.84	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.63	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB145.76	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,893.33	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB252.62	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-23.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,917.27	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,208.57	$44.98 CN¥329.82	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,368.27	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,195.68	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-30.1%
Average			-9.1%

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