Changsha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$190	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	10M	120K

The cost of living in Changsha is 26% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6518th ($577 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3100th and 5997th 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	$2.72	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$8876

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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