Changwon vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changwon	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$451	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1548	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	1.01M	120K

The cost of living in Changwon is 18% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5425th and 6471st ($1032 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.5 months in Changwon compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changwon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2832nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Pattaya

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	Changwon	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.96	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.53	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7619	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5161	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.39	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15743	$12044

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$993
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1114
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$961
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$981
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1111
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1043
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$996
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$916
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1030
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$1008
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$943
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1014
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$970
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$951
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$823
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$954
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1062
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$922
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$963
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$945
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$964
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$982
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$994
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1005
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$981
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$986
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$903
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1019
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1002

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