Pattaya vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$401	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	90
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	120K	13.9M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 13% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6862nd ($800 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 81st 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 Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5984th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tianjin

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	Pattaya	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$16590

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618