Bangkok vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$405	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$1709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	5.68M	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 15% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5960th and 4887th ($902 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1087th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Beijing

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	Bangkok	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$27310

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506