Pattaya vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$665
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$313
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
53
😀 Quality of life
42
53
🏙️ Population
116K
8.78M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 3% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6882nd ($665 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 102nd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6956th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1791
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.55
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8397
$19406

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$617
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$481
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$614
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$579
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$539
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$571
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$518
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$615
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$587
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$702
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$661
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$755
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$642
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$496
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$532
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$569
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$524
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$554
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$802
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$534
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$555
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
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$642
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$566
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$628
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$605
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$676
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$851
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$675
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$719
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$664
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$713
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$667
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$678
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$694
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$890
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$995
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$746
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$791
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$857
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$860
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$588
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$917
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$725
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$589
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$799
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$861
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$913
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$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
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$1169
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$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
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$863
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$655
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$952
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$812
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$643
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$787
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$645
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$620
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$1083