Bangkok vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$897
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2189
🏠 One person rent	$424	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.97M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 5912th and 6243rd ($958 vs $897) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.7 months in Ganzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ganzhou ranked 239th in China, while ranked 1890th and 6997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Ganzhou

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	Bangkok	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$10.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$16.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$76.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$8.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$7023

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878