Pattaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$435	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	31	65
😀 Quality of life	59	74
🏙️ Population	120K	12.7M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6606th and 6776th ($839 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6029th and 2020th 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	$3.67	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$20341

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635