Bangkok vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$434
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
5.68M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5606th and 7755th ($996 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 181st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 2044th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Foshan

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Bangkok Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$22953

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679