Bangkok vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$465	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	73	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 68% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5467th and 7844th ($1027 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 2647th and 3253rd 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	$3.24	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$22493

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664