Pattaya vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$313	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	20
😀 Quality of life	42	43
🏙️ Population	116K	6.49M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 8% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6691st ($665 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 6956th and 6824th 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	$3.26	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696