Bangkok vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$424
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
97
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
5.68M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 26% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5912th and 6838th ($958 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1890th and 2100th 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
$3.1
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677