Pattaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$435	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	68
😀 Quality of life	59	70
🏙️ Population	120K	12.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 60% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6606th and 8548th ($839 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6029th and 3567th 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	$3.67	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$21955

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567