Hengyang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$246	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	31
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	6.65M	120K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 23% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7637th and 6620th ($622 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6726th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Pattaya

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	Hengyang	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$10383

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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