Pattaya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$313	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	42	78
🏙️ Population	116K	24.9M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 44% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4461st ($665 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6956th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shanghai

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	Pattaya	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$28143

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740