Pattaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$463
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
68
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
120K
12.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 71% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6471st and 8643rd ($874 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6065th and 4641st 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
$3.85
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$21713

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$768
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$833
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$1027
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$789
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$784
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$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
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$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
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$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
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$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
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$764
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$782
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$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$535
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$514

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
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$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556