Pattaya vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$401	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	120K	7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 22% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6432nd and 7219th ($800 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 153rd 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 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 5984th and 7140th 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	$3.07	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$9322

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525