Pattaya vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$418	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$2644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	52
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	120K	686K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 21% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6620th and 5380th ($812 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6140th and 291st 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	$3.71	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068