Pattaya vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$401
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.7
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
31
24
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
120K
7.82M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 3% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6542nd ($800 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 5984th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.76
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9189
$18304

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$739
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$613
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$664
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$564
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$697
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$633
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$533
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$570
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$564
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$674
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$630
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$806
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$763
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$754
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$745
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$559
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$608
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$582
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$529
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$635
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$819
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$561
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$514
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
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$795
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$564
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$555
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$626
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$612
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$534
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$633
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$1433
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$613
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$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
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$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
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$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
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$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
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$538
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$524
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$611
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$587
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$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542