Pattaya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$401	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	54	79
🏙️ Population	120K	24.9M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6432nd and 4780th ($800 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5984th and 571st 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	$3.07	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$31401

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774