Bangkok vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$465
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
99
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
5.68M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5467th and 4971st ($1027 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2647th and 1655th 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
$3.24
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$27781

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Cities near Bangkok

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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765