Bijie vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bijie	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1684	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$211	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$963	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	47	59
🏙️ Population	6.9M	120K

The cost of living in Bijie is 32% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8026th and 6471st ($591 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 255th and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Bijie compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bijie ranked 221st best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 7037th and 6065th 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	$3.05	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3302	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.82	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18360	$12044

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$580
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$566
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$580
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$603
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$578
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$599
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$600
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$612
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$607
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$574
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$563
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$601
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$595
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$596
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$581
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$628
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$629
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$621
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$595
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$625
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$591
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$581
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$598
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$608
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$611
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$666
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$572
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$576
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$625
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$584
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$600
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$617
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$588
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$584

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