Pattaya vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$463	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2276
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	53
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	120K	686K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 9% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6471st and 5951st ($874 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6065th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shizuoka

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	Pattaya	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$16729

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$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
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$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
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063