Bangkok vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$425
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5738th and 7753rd ($994 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1355th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660