Pattaya vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1354
🏠 One person rent	$418	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	31	70
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	120K	10.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 61% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6620th and 8645th ($812 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6140th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shijiazhuang

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	Pattaya	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$4870

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707