Bangkok vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$425
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
97
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
5.68M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5738th and 6602nd ($994 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1355th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Guangzhou

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Bangkok Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$15919

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Cities near Bangkok

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671