Pattaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$395	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	78
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	120K	12.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 53% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6518th and 8544th ($781 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5997th and 3982nd 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	$3.58	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$19343

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591