Kobe vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kobe	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1119	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2825	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$481	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$880	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1779	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	1.52M	120K

The cost of living in Kobe is 40% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4855th and 6432nd ($1119 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 6th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 631st and 5984th 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	$6.03	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.9	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4552	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.5	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.51	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14101	$9189

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1084
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1181
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1083
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1097
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1052
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1106
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1212
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1088
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1068
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1174
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1080
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1362
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1086
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1091
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1087
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1169
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1117
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1103
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1111
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1172
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1094

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516