Beijing vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$575	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	21.9M	120K

The cost of living in Beijing is 30% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5387th and 6518th ($1016 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 989th and 5997th 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	$3.86	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8876

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508