Pattaya vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$418
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
53
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
120K
8.78M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 31% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6620th and 7641st ($812 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th 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 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6140th and 4086th 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
$3.71
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$9321

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$774
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$958
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$737
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$724
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$736
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$635
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$675
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
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$708
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$571
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$553
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
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$650
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$590
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$622
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$511
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$593
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$829
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$504
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$727
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$567
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$578
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$635
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$581
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$515
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
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$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
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$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
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$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
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$897
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$650
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$578
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$753
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$586
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$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941