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Bangkok vs. Chengdu Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 45.7% more expensive than Chengdu.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Chengdu. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Chengdu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 CN¥20.41	$2.91 THB101.05	+4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.71	$5.83 THB202.10	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥3.27	$0.62 THB21.36	+38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.20	$0.29 THB10.12	-2.9%
Average			+14.9%

Chengdu vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 CN¥11.22	$1.52 THB52.80	-0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 CN¥44.64	$11.74 THB407.25	+92.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 CN¥49.61	$7.32 THB253.88	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 CN¥13.35	$2.27 THB78.82	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 CN¥13.59	$1.31 THB45.61	-29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.55	$1.47 THB51.04	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥4.12	$0.73 THB25.20	+29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.67	$1.04 THB35.91	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 CN¥3.32	$0.80 THB27.91	+77.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$0.71 THB24.72	+130.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.62	$0.62 THB21.59	+74.2%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.54	$4.47 THB154.90	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.83 CN¥204.07	$39.32 THB1,364.16	+41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	+194.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$10.34 THB358.72	+197.3%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 CN¥86.67	$15.36 THB532.84	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	$571.31 THB19,818.69	+80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	$301.88 THB10,472.37	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.71 CN¥269.19	$67.33 THB2,335.72	+83.4%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	$632.63 THB21,946.18	+66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	-10.8%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$2.33 THB80.84	+109.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.19	$2.58 THB89.63	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$4.20 THB145.76	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.49 CN¥252.92	$54.58 THB1,893.33	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$7.28 THB252.62	+30.8%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Chengdu	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.91 CN¥336.62	$55.27 THB1,917.27	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.98 CN¥329.82	$34.84 THB1,208.57	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.99 CN¥579.23	$97.10 THB3,368.27	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.36 CN¥471.90	$92.12 THB3,195.68	+43.1%
Average			+16.0%

Chengdu vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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