Bangkok vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$434
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
99
😀 Quality of life
74
76
🏙️ Population
5.68M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5606th and 4880th ($996 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2044th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shanghai

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Bangkok Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789