Hachioji vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hachioji	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3299	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$638	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1246	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2368	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	93	31
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	576K	120K

The cost of living in Hachioji is 67% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4202nd and 6518th ($1305 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hachioji compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hachioji ranked 28th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 670th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hachioji vs Pattaya

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	Hachioji	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.09	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14525	$8876

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Cities near Hachioji

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Akishima	$1129
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Hino	$1116
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Akiruno	$1123
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fussa	$1114
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
11 km or 7 mi	Hamura	$1106
11 km or 7.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
12 km or 7.6 mi	Mizuho	$1106
13 km or 7.8 mi	Tama	$1065
13 km or 8.2 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
14 km or 8.7 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
14 km or 8.7 mi	Ome	$1101
15 km or 9 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.5 mi	Aikawa	$993
16 km or 10 mi	Kodaira	$1124
17 km or 10 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
17 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Machida	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Uenohara	$1064
20 km or 12 mi	Iruma	$1108
20 km or 13 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
20 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
21 km or 13 mi	Hanno	$1105
21 km or 13 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Sayama	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Kiyose	$1105
23 km or 14 mi	Musashino	$1136
24 km or 15 mi	Yamato	$1039
24 km or 15 mi	Komae	$1124
25 km or 16 mi	Ebina	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Atsugi	$948
26 km or 16 mi	Niiza	$1107
27 km or 17 mi	Hidaka	$1103

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