Ningbo vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$264	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	71	59
🏙️ Population	9.4M	120K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 23% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7431st and 6471st ($671 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 Ningbo compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3738th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Pattaya

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	Ningbo	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$12044

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

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