Beijing vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$596	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	120K

The cost of living in Beijing is 19% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5341st and 6471st ($1044 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2718th and 6065th 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	$4.36	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$12044

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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	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514