Pattaya vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$435	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$752
😷 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 40% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6606th and 7983rd ($839 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 Zhumadian. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6029th and 7353rd 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	$3.67	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513