Kawasaki vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$674
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$487
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
99
31
😀 Quality of life
93
59
🏙️ Population
1.54M
120K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 60% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6471st ($1399 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 62nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Pattaya

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Kawasaki Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$12044

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Pattaya

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$846
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$838
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$768
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$833
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$1027
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$789
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$784
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$764
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$782
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$535
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$514