Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Nonthaburi vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Nonthaburi is 4.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Nonthaburi
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Nonthaburi
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Nonthaburi
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Nonthaburi
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Nonthaburi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Nonthaburi
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Nonthaburi

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nonthaburi are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Nonthaburi.

Nonthaburi vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nonthaburi instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.22	$2.91 THB97.61	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.29	$5.83 THB195.22	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.59	$0.62 THB20.63	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.29 THB9.78	-5.6%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.38	$1.52 THB51.00	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.89	$11.74 THB393.35	+60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.90	$5.58 THB186.97	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.58	$2.14 THB71.84	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.08	$1.26 THB42.36	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.64	$1.49 THB50.06	+62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.15	$0.73 THB24.34	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.42	$0.79 THB26.57	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.64 THB21.58	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.71 THB23.88	+93.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.62 THB20.86	+32.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.56	$4.68 THB156.94	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥241.74	$34.95 THB1,171.33	+4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+165.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.24	$10.11 THB338.71	+120.1%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.16	$15.36 THB514.71	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	$679.68 THB22,775.81	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	$179.63 THB6,019.32	-63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.32	$58.17 THB1,949.37	+38.4%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	$402.95 THB13,502.80	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	-42.4%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.06	$2.04 THB68.33	+83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.08	$1.86 THB62.23	-48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.18	$4.20 THB140.80	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥473.82	$53.60 THB1,796.04	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.43	$6.12 THB204.98	-26.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Nonthaburi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥453.54	$29.13 THB976.11	-53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.09	$34.84 THB1,167.44	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.09	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥779.15	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-14.4%
Average			-12.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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