Chengdu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$252	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	20.9M	120K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7530th and 6620th ($635 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1800th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Pattaya

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	Chengdu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$10383

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498