Pattaya vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$401	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	54	79
🏙️ Population	120K	1.33M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 23% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6432nd and 5386th ($800 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 468th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5984th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Saitama

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	Pattaya	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$12701

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075