Himeji vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Himeji	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3649	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$524	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1806	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2217	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	60	31
😀 Quality of life	73	42
🏙️ Population	528K	116K

The cost of living in Himeji is 70% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4618th and 7072nd ($1132 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 10th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 1550th and 6956th 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	$6.55	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3892	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.9	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8933	$8397

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509