Pattaya vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$463
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
31
17
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
120K
7.82M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6471st and 7914th ($874 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6065th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shangqiu

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Pattaya Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$16802

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$833
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$1027
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$789
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$784
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$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
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$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
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$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
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$764
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$782
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
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$535
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$514

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
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$803
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$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518