Himeji vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Himeji	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$536	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1850	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2240	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	60	31
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	528K	120K

The cost of living in Himeji is 51% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4535th and 6518th ($1181 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Himeji ranked 224th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1836th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Pattaya

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	Himeji	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.55	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2664	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5545	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3543	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.05	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.5	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16359	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1075
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1057
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1073
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1042
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1040
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1049
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1158
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$985
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1156
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1107
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1157
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$949
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1041
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1049
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1027
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1212
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$937
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1045
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1011
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1062
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1063

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