Pattaya vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$401	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	53
😀 Quality of life	54	69
🏙️ Population	120K	686K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 19% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6432nd and 5761st ($800 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 5984th and 2988th 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	$3.07	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103