Pattaya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$418	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	31	72
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	120K	1.06M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 24% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6620th and 5094th ($812 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6140th and 242nd 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	$3.71	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$5899

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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

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013