Pattaya vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$418
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
85
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
120K
3.03M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6620th and 5518th ($812 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6140th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Taichung

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Pattaya Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$19915

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$774
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$718
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$774
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$958
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$737
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
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$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
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$451
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$669
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$579
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$1079
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$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
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$650