Changwon vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$475	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	67	31
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	120K

The cost of living in Changwon is 33% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5022nd and 6620th ($1084 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3240th and 6140th 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	$6.03	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$10383

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1008
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1038
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$984
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$913
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$934
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1064
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1062
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1076
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$991
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$934
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1024
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$994
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$949
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$980
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$933
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$957
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$929
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$831
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1081
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$959
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$981
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$976
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$982
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$998
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1046
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1001
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1020
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$924
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1063
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1020

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498