Gimhae vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$332	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	534K	120K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 20% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5772nd and 6620th ($975 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1931st and 6140th 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	$7.02	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$10383

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063

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