Pattaya vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$463	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	31	25
😀 Quality of life	59	46
🏙️ Population	120K	6.23M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 47% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6471st and 7971st ($874 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 230th 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 Xinyang. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6065th and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Xinyang

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	Pattaya	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$8982

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$590
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$594
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$596
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$591
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$561
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$639
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$599
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$543
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$653
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$578
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$556
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$598
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$554
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$570
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$601
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$657
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$615
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$645
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$491
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$589
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$544
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$682
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$647
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$509
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$651
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$518
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$523
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$634
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$562