Chiba vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiba	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1232	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$548	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$942	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$474
😷 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 47% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4681st and 6606th ($1232 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 47th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 903rd and 6029th 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	$5.55	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$696	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4461	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3779	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13106	$13971

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1119
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1039
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1034
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1084
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$999
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1044
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1038
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1037
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1028
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1075
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1679
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1085
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1034

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508