Pattaya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$395	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	120K	17.7M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6518th and 5950th ($781 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5997th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shenzhen

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	Pattaya	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609