Pattaya vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$418
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
89
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
120K
13.9M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 26% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6620th and 7452nd ($812 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6140th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$18657

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$774
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$724
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$736
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$635
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$675
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$623
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$708
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$571
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$553
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$588
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$680
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$650
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$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$590
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$622
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$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
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$810
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$567
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$578
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$635
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$581
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$515
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$641
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$707
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$634
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$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
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$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
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$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
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$505
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$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
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$615
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$544
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$550
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$562
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$505
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$652
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$548
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$573