Hangzhou vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hangzhou	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2401	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$405	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$912	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	11.9M	120K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6527th and 6471st ($860 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3360th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Pattaya

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	Hangzhou	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.12	$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	$522	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$964	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8066	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4023	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.24	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.66	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29918	$12044

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765

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