Bangkok vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1813
🏠 One person rent	$425	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	9
😀 Quality of life	74	43
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 5738th and 7655th ($994 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 2.2 months in Bijie. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bijie ranked 150th in China, while ranked 1355th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bijie

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	Bangkok	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$19624

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Cities near Bangkok

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 Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$591
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$568
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$586
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$620
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$594
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$627
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$642
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$618
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$609
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$632
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$580
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$567
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$682
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$662
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$588
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$595
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$570
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$625
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$624
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$611
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$609
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$631
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$575
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$613
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$607
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$596
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$604
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$660
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$574
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$593
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$614
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$601
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$587
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$621
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$605
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$591
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$572