Pattaya vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$418	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$563
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	31	38
😀 Quality of life	57	48
🏙️ Population	120K	6.98M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 3% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6620th and 6706th ($812 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6140th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Zhanjiang

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	Pattaya	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574