Pattaya vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$395	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$707
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6518th and 6735th ($781 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 5997th and 7140th 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	$3.58	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529