Okayama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Okayama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$980	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$364	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1508	$466
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	68	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	720K	120K

The cost of living in Okayama is 22% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5836th and 6432nd ($980 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 6th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 3256th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Pattaya

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	Okayama	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7645	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4354	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14206	$9189

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582

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