Bangkok vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$465
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
5.68M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5467th and 6106th ($1027 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2647th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shenzhen

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Bangkok Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638