Bangkok vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$405	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.78M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5960th and 6882nd ($902 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 1087th and 6124th 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	$2.64	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$19406

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083