Gimhae vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gimhae	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2376	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$322	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2543	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	534K	116K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 36% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5930th and 7072nd ($907 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 10th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.8 months in Gimhae compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Gimhae ranked 19th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 1278th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Pattaya

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	Gimhae	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$446	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7449	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.25	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.29	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.16	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$520	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13744	$8397

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$963
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1029
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1006
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$973
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$953
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1078
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$910
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$878
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$989
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$965
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$1055
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$896
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$991
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$960
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1060
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$865
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$999
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$787
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$958
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1147
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$903
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$924
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$932
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$902
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$923
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$945
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1028
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$903
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$963
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$949

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509