Pattaya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$463	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1024
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	120K	17.5M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6471st and 6106th ($874 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6065th and 1113th 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	$3.85	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$22916

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638