Beijing vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$589	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	120K

The cost of living in Beijing is 27% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5355th and 6620th ($1029 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2546th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Pattaya

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	Beijing	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$10383

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498