Chongqing vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$180	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	87	31
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	120K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8185th and 6620th ($561 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2237th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Pattaya

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	Chongqing	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$10383

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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