Matsuyama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Matsuyama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$412	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1856	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	507K	120K

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 26% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5428th and 6620th ($1019 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3963rd and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Pattaya

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	Matsuyama	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3574	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.86	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9695	$10383

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Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$951
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$958
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$955
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$961
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$961
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$913
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$984
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$952
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$904
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$952
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$934
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$877
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$986
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$972
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$859
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$883
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1025
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$953
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$939
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$954
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1097
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$975
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1050
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1060
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$927
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1061
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1005
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$916
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$924

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