Bangkok vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$434
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
5.68M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 27% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5606th and 6854th ($996 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2044th and 1149th 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
$3.36
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$19408

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Cities near Bangkok

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711