New Taipei vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$510	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	4.04M	120K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 40% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4867th and 6620th ($1135 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 387th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Pattaya

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	New Taipei	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$10383

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

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