Bijie vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$208	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	9	31
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	6.9M	120K

The cost of living in Bijie is 25% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7844th and 6518th ($584 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6717th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Pattaya

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	Bijie	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$8876

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

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