Pattaya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$401	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$2543
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	31	73
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	120K	1.06M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6432nd and 4890th ($800 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5984th and 91st 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	$3.07	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057