Pattaya vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$463	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	59	45
🏙️ Population	120K	6.71M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 5% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6471st and 6200th ($874 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 6065th and 7176th 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	$3.85	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002