Pattaya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$463
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
31
73
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
120K
1.06M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 13% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6471st and 5585th ($874 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6065th and 2145th 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
$3.85
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$5002

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$768
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$833
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$1027
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$789
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$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
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$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
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$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

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$940
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$941
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$942
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$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
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$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
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$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
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$970
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$943
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$982
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$948
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$958
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$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
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$926
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$942
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$954
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$961
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$997
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$1014
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$975
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$968
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$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
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$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022