Pattaya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$395	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	31	72
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	120K	1.06M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 26% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6518th and 5132nd ($781 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5997th and 156th 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	$3.58	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034