Maoming vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$422	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	27	31
😀 Quality of life	52	59
🏙️ Population	6.17M	120K

The cost of living in Maoming is 10% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6807th and 6471st ($789 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Maoming compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6563rd and 6065th 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	$2.18	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$12044

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

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