Anyang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Anyang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$414	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$708	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.1	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	97	31
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	233K	120K

The cost of living in Anyang is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5749th and 6471st ($988 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 4th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Anyang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Anyang ranked 26th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2502nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Anyang vs Pattaya

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	Anyang	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.98	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8336	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5930	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.79	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.6	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12652	$12044

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Cities near Anyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Gunpo	$1112
6.4 km or 4 mi	Uiwang	$1063
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
12 km or 7.5 mi	Ansan	$1044
14 km or 8.7 mi	Suwon	$1030
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
17 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1167
19 km or 12 mi	Seongnam	$1425
22 km or 14 mi	Seoul	$1363
26 km or 16 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
26 km or 16 mi	Incheon	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Gwangju	$1179
29 km or 18 mi	Guri	$1117
30 km or 19 mi	Yongin	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Hanam	$1162
30 km or 19 mi	Osan	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Goyang	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Gimpo	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Namyangju	$1120
41 km or 25 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Yangju	$937
46 km or 29 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
47 km or 29 mi	Icheon	$1134
50 km or 31 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Anseong	$1046
59 km or 37 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
61 km or 38 mi	Pocheon	$1008
61 km or 38 mi	Dangjin	$984
64 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1053
68 km or 42 mi	Cheonan	$1121
72 km or 45 mi	Kaesong	$1563
80 km or 50 mi	Seosan	$986
88 km or 55 mi	Wonju	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Chuncheon	$867
98 km or 61 mi	Cheongju	$903
101 km or 63 mi	Chungju	$892
106 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
106 km or 66 mi	Gongju	$1019
116 km or 72 mi	Asan	$1015

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