Pattaya vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$395	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	54
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	120K	8.78M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 21% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6518th and 7256th ($781 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 118th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5997th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Quanzhou

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	Pattaya	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936