Pattaya vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$313	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$782
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	21
😀 Quality of life	42	43
🏙️ Population	116K	6.71M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 28% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5799th ($665 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 17th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 6956th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Yancheng

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	Pattaya	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$19602

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074