Maoming vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$409	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	29	31
😀 Quality of life	44	54
🏙️ Population	6.17M	120K

The cost of living in Maoming is 3% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6647th and 6518th ($756 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 Maoming compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6657th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Pattaya

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	Maoming	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$8876

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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