Pattaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$313	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	78
😀 Quality of life	42	67
🏙️ Population	116K	12.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 31% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8471st ($665 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6956th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Zhengzhou

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	Pattaya	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617