Kaohsiung vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$361	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	80	31
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	2.73M	120K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5750th and 6518th ($956 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 417th and 5997th 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	$3.82	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$8876

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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