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Bangkok vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 41.9% more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 9.9% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Foshan	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$2.91 THB100.50	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$5.83 THB201.00	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$0.62 THB21.24	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$0.29 THB10.07	-6.8%
Average			+5.7%

Foshan vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Foshan	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$1.52 THB52.52	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$11.74 THB405.04	+83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$7.32 THB252.51	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$2.27 THB78.39	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$1.31 THB45.36	-29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$1.47 THB50.76	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.73 THB25.06	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$1.04 THB35.72	+24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$0.80 THB27.76	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.71 THB24.58	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.62 THB21.47	+20.2%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Foshan	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$4.47 THB154.06	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$39.32 THB1,356.78	+253.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+189.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$10.34 THB356.78	+126.6%
Average			+142.2%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Foshan	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$15.36 THB529.96	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+162.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+150.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$67.33 THB2,323.07	+33.9%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 9.9% less for childcare

	Foshan	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	-44.2%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.33 THB80.40	+109.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$2.58 THB89.14	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$4.20 THB144.97	+9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$54.58 THB1,883.07	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$7.28 THB251.26	+4.7%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Foshan	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$34.84 THB1,202.03	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+7.4%
Average			+24.6%

Foshan 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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