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Foshan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 13.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Foshan
Transportation: pay 48.2% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 39.5% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Foshan
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Foshan

Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Foshan.

Foshan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$3.48 CN¥25.47	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.31 CN¥2.29	+7.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.96 CN¥14.35	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$6.40 CN¥46.86	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$1.87 CN¥13.71	+42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.83 CN¥6.08	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-16.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 48.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$4.47 CN¥32.75	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$11.13 CN¥81.49	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$4.56 CN¥33.41	-55.9%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 39.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-25.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	-19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+79.3%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$3.83 CN¥28.01	-8.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$6.96 CN¥50.93	-4.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$43.41 CN¥317.82	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-6.9%
Average			-18.8%

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