Guangzhou vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$354	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	18.7M	120K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6835th and 6471st ($782 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2285th and 6065th 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	$2.86	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$12044

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

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