Bangkok vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$465	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	5.68M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 72% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5467th and 7977th ($1027 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 2647th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Zhumadian

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	Bangkok	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$3.73
⛽ 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	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507