Bangkok vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$465
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
49
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5467th and 7679th ($1027 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 2647th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Quanzhou

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Bangkok Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943