Kobe vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kobe	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$474	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1672	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	1.52M	120K

The cost of living in Kobe is 36% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4945th and 6620th ($1106 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 708th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Pattaya

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	Kobe	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4415	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2758	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.06	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10723	$10383

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1033
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1152
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1036
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1043
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1030
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1237
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1019
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1061
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1115
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1277
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1062
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1063
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1058
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1133
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1053
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1086
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1157
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498