Pattaya vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$313	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	24
😀 Quality of life	42	41
🏙️ Population	116K	7.82M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 10% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6604th ($665 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6956th and 7053rd 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	$3.26	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543