Guangzhou vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$342	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	77	59
🏙️ Population	18.7M	120K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6854th and 6606th ($785 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1149th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Pattaya

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	Guangzhou	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$13971

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508