Bangkok vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$425
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
5.68M
17.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5738th and 5948th ($994 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1355th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618