Cheongju vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheongju	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$319	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2445	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	852K	120K

The cost of living in Cheongju is 14% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6099th and 6620th ($924 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st 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 2.6 months in Cheongju compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 349th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Pattaya

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	Cheongju	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4173	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2083	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.83	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13385	$10383

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$959
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1153
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1078
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1046
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$973
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1076
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1120
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1171
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1079
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$934
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1059
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1066
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1037
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1085
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1110
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1196
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$998
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1068
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1435
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1112
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$831
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1049
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1004
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1020
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1178
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$982
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090

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