Chiba vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiba	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3327	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$524	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1636	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	77	54
🏙️ Population	975K	120K

The cost of living in Chiba is 55% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4480th and 6432nd ($1244 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 814th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Pattaya

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	Chiba	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.9	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5029	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3186	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.84	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12540	$9189

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1055
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1061
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1076
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1090
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1106
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1009
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1063
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1029
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1077
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1641
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1033

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516