Changsha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changsha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1438	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$178	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$447
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	70	42
🏙️ Population	10M	116K

The cost of living in Changsha is 20% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8258th and 7072nd ($533 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 10th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 2707th and 6956th 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	$3.13	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2091	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5529	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.05	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$8397

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509