Nanyang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nanyang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$632	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1713	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$249	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$732	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	38	54
🏙️ Population	9.71M	120K

The cost of living in Nanyang is 19% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7346th and 6518th ($632 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 5th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nanyang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Nanyang ranked 320th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 7198th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Pattaya

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	Nanyang	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3166	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12899	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479

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