Chiba vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiba	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1251	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3033	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$569	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1995	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	975K	120K

The cost of living in Chiba is 54% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4599th and 6620th ($1251 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 723rd and 6140th 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	$5.83	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5524	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.6	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.02	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18267	$10383

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016

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