Hengyang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$219	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	40	31
😀 Quality of life	49	59
🏙️ Population	6.65M	120K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 30% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7862nd and 6471st ($609 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6777th and 6065th 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	$2.74	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$12044

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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	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

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