Busan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$380	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	91	42
🏙️ Population	3.45M	116K

The cost of living in Busan is 55% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5114th and 7072nd ($1029 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 108th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Pattaya

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	Busan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$8397

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509