Pattaya vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$401	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	31	38
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	120K	6.98M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 2% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6518th ($800 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 5984th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Zhanjiang

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	Pattaya	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601