Pattaya vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$463	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	85
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	120K	2.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 9% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6471st and 5984th ($874 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 409th 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	$3.85	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$888
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$879
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$889
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$882
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$941
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1108
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$796
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1257
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$910
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$997
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$634
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$903
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$723
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$698
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$634
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$602
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$465
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$464
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$673
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$589
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$610
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$697
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$665