VP - I think GZ is so big that there's a ton of variation on prices. You can definitely find very expensive to very inexpensive. I won't claim to know GZ very well. The Yuan (RMB), despite its recent dip, has gotten significantly more stronger against western currencies (not sure about C$) since you lived in GZ, though, so I'd expect to pay more now, all else equal.
As I wrote in my Shenzhen sheet, I believe HK does affect the price of accommodation in Shenzhen. Closer to the border is more expensive, though a lot of the areas very close to the border are older and a bit seedy (catering to HK guys crossing the border for massage/p4p activity). Its the neighborhoods perhaps ten minutes away that seem to have the more expensive accommodation and the higher end hotels. If you were happy being quite far from the border (an hour or more) to enter greater Hong Kong, you could pay probably 3000 RMB per month for first class accommodations on a twelve month lease living along. I pay 6000 per month, in a much more desirable (to me) location.
I've been to Thailand, but actually not to BKK, so cannot comment on BKK cost of living. I'd guess that for cost of housing, it would be Makati>Fort > Shenzhen>GuangZhou. BKK might be the lowest although per this forum, that might not be the case for Thong Lor. Again all of these places have great variability depending on location, and I don't think the differences are huge. How much was the Grammercy place in Makati?
As I wrote in my Shenzhen sheet, I believe HK does affect the price of accommodation in Shenzhen. Closer to the border is more expensive, though a lot of the areas very close to the border are older and a bit seedy (catering to HK guys crossing the border for massage/p4p activity). Its the neighborhoods perhaps ten minutes away that seem to have the more expensive accommodation and the higher end hotels. If you were happy being quite far from the border (an hour or more) to enter greater Hong Kong, you could pay probably 3000 RMB per month for first class accommodations on a twelve month lease living along. I pay 6000 per month, in a much more desirable (to me) location.
I've been to Thailand, but actually not to BKK, so cannot comment on BKK cost of living. I'd guess that for cost of housing, it would be Makati>Fort > Shenzhen>GuangZhou. BKK might be the lowest although per this forum, that might not be the case for Thong Lor. Again all of these places have great variability depending on location, and I don't think the differences are huge. How much was the Grammercy place in Makati?
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