Gimhae vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gimhae	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$946	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2445	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$341	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2338	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	534K	120K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 8% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6052nd and 6471st ($946 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th 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 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1540th and 6065th 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	$6.33	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7889	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.19	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.51	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$449	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15642	$12044

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1032
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$994
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$991
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1020
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$981
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1111
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1043
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1030
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$996
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$943
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$916
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$944
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$1008
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$970
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$951
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$916
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$954
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$823
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$994
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1062
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$944
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$922
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$963
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$945
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$964
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$982
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1005
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$981
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$903
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$986
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1019

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