Okayama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$326	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	720K	120K

The cost of living in Okayama is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6116th and 6620th ($918 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3262nd and 6140th 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	$5.7	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$10383

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558

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