Chiba vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$566	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	975K	120K

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4647th and 6471st ($1263 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 4th 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 38th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 943rd and 6065th 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	$5.74	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$12044

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1130
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1083
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1030
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1070
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1067
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1048
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1052
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

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