Pattaya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$313	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$2382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	31	73
😀 Quality of life	42	78
🏙️ Population	116K	1.06M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 35% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5135th ($665 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 282nd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6956th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Sendai

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	Pattaya	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$6030

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$941
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$940
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$943
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$947
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$946
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$949
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$953
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$954
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$959
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$965
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$963
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$963
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$949
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$972
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$944
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$957
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$957
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$966
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$982
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$952
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$983
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$988
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$956
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$977
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$991
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$965
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$966
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1000
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1009
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$939
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1011