Pattaya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$313	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$1524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	42	80
🏙️ Population	116K	17.5M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 29% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5744th ($665 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6956th and 460th 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	$3.26	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584