Pattaya vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$418	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	20
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	120K	6.44M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 25% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6620th and 7433rd ($812 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6140th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shangrao

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	Pattaya	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$28686

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620