Pattaya vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$418	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	85
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	120K	9.07M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 47% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6620th and 8245th ($812 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6140th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shenyang

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	Pattaya	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501