Changsha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$211	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$474
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	10M	120K

The cost of living in Changsha is 26% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7795th and 6606th ($622 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 3rd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2894th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Pattaya

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	Changsha	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$13971

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508