Luoyang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$148	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	34	31
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	7.06M	120K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 35% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8612th and 6518th ($505 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th 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 Luoyang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6957th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Pattaya

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	Luoyang	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$8876

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508