Pattaya vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$463	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	75
😀 Quality of life	59	75
🏙️ Population	120K	1.96M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 22% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6471st and 4988th ($874 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6065th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Sapporo

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	Pattaya	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$10501

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070