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Thailand · China

Bangkok vs Guangzhou: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Bangkok and Guangzhou compared on cost, safety, weather and size
BangkokThailandGuangzhouChina
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$35$55
Mid-range$85$125
Luxury$180$265
Price level0.31× US (2025)0.47× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 1Level 3
Best monthsJan, Feb and DecJan, Oct, Nov and Dec
Annual rain1,677 mm2,360 mm
Average high32.6 °C27.3 °C
Population5.1M16.1M
Time zoneAsia/BangkokAsia/Shanghai

The short answer

Bangkok is about 32 % cheaper per day than Guangzhou, $85 against $125 (mid-range estimate). Bangkok has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 3). In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Bangkok and 28 °C in Guangzhou.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Bangkok overview
  • Guangzhou overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Bangkok trip cost
  • Is Bangkok safe?
  • Guangzhou trip cost
  • Is Guangzhou safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Countries

  • All cities in Thailand
  • All cities in China

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.