Linyi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Linyi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$176	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$703	$475
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	22	31
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	11M	120K

The cost of living in Linyi is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8322nd and 6620th ($546 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Linyi ranked 249th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7034th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Pattaya

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	Linyi	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.31	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$82.1	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$149	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.62	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1043	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6260	$10383

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Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$564
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$567
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$537
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$558
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$563
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$558
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$602
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$553
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$499
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$561
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$542
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$521
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$538
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$570
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$654
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$547
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$548
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$520
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$448
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$576
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$562
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$570
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$573
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$626
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$549
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$913
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$509
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$583
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$598
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$544
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$741
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$516
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$807

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