Pattaya vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$463	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$899
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	55
😀 Quality of life	59	52
🏙️ Population	120K	9.08M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 70% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 6471st and 8627th ($874 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 495th 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 Xuzhou. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 6065th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Xuzhou

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	Pattaya	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765