Chengdu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$281	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	20.9M	120K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 24% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7467th and 6471st ($666 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1710th and 6065th 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	$2.83	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$12044

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

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