Matsuyama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Matsuyama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$399	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2005	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	67	54
🏙️ Population	507K	120K

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 26% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5575th and 6518th ($987 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 587th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Matsuyama ranked 549th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3600th and 5997th 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	$6.64	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.5	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.62%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2116	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.5	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.9	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.77	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11046	$8876

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Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$927
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$934
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$928
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$937
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$934
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$934
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$886
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$952
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$865
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$903
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$859
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$881
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$890
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$874
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$878
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$979
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$944
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$985
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$906
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$973
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$885
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1031
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$887
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$964
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$883
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1013
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$866
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$882
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$897

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