Kaohsiung vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$353	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	80	31
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	2.71M	120K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 16% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5770th and 6606th ($971 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 281st and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Pattaya

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	Kaohsiung	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$13971

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$938
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$844
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$904
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$884
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$868
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$874
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$942
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$687
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$921
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$889
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$792
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$892
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1123
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$643
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$729
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$979
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$673
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$612
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$474
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$679
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$473
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$600
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$705
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$672
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$682
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$640
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$689
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$954
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$717
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$403
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$777
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$774
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$638
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$617

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508