Pattaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$463	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	31	65
😀 Quality of life	59	72
🏙️ Population	120K	12.7M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 12% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6471st and 6833rd ($874 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 Suzhou. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6065th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Suzhou

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	Pattaya	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623