Bangkok vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$434
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
18
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
5.68M
6.49M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5606th and 7385th ($996 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 Shangrao. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 2044th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shangrao

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Bangkok Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628