Pattaya vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$463	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	59	44
🏙️ Population	120K	7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 47% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6471st and 7977th ($874 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6065th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Zhumadian

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	Pattaya	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$9042

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$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
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$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
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507