Pattaya vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1685
🏠 One person rent	$418	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$1071
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	31	49
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	120K	7.1M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 17% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6620th and 7113th ($812 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st 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 Yantai. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6140th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Yantai

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	Pattaya	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$12503

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$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
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$620
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$592
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$592
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$590
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$485
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$586
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$592
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$573
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$541
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$565
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$549
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$626
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$678
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$448
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$576
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$654
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$558
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$741
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$548
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$562
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$614
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$537
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$561
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$563
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$641
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$580
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$565
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$619
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$537
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$616
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$688