Gwangju vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$434	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	58	31
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	1.49M	120K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 41% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4821st and 6518th ($1101 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 439th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Pattaya

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	Gwangju	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$8876

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508