Pattaya vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$463
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
31
42
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
120K
7.1M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 24% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6471st and 7210th ($874 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 6065th and 6343rd 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
$3.85
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$14357

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$656
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$710
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$658
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$763
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$629
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$575
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$562
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$610
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$730
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$679
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$845
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$805
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$764
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$782
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$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
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$587
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$530
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$612
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$882
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$583
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$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
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$834
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$571
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$581
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$593
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$535
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$626
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$597
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$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
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$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
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$573
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$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
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$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
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$564
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$566
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$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
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$578
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$630
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$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
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$697