Bangkok vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$416	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	90
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	5.68M	13.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 37% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6956th ($941 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1221st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tianjin

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	Bangkok	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616